Airports / Maine / RKD
Knox County Regional Airport
KRKD / RKDRockland, MaineELEV 56 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#6 / 20
Maine airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 54 Google ratings — ranked against 20 rated ME fields.
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Augusta State Airport (AUG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD / RKD) is a mid-sized airport serving Rockland, Maine. The airport sits 56 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RKD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Augusta State Airport (AUG, 34 nm), Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ, 38 nm), and Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB, 39 nm).
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Field capability
ICAO
KRKD
IATA
RKD
FAA / Local
RKD
Elevation
56 ft
Coordinates
44.0601° N · 69.0992° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs ME fields
state range 56–988 ft
At 56 ft, RKD sits lower than 95% of the 20 Maine fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
- 38nmNHZBrunswick Executive AirportBrunswick
- 39nmBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor
- 46nmBGRBangor International AirportBangor
- 58nmPWMPortland International JetportPortland
- 95nmPSMPortsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKRKD · Knox County Regional Airport · Rockland, ME
From the ramp
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