Airports / Maine / SFM
Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
KSFM / SFMSanford, MaineELEV 244 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#8 / 20
Maine airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 40 Google ratings — ranked against 20 rated ME fields.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (KSFM / SFM) sits in Sanford, Maine, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 244 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list SFM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM, 20 nm), Portland International Jetport (PWM, 23 nm), and Concord Municipal Airport (CON, 37 nm).
Trip costs from SFM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Sanford NAAF. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SFM to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“After parking the Skyhawkk172 near the FBO to unload for a stay, lineman graciously agreed to tow the plane to the back line for its 3 night stay.”
Anonymous A5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Family friendly, nice restaurant and plenty of parking.”
Terry Underwood5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSFM
IATA
SFM
FAA / Local
SFM
Elevation
244 ft
Coordinates
43.3939° N · 70.7080° 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
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ME fields
state range 56–988 ft
At 244 ft, SFM sits lower than 60% 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.
- 20nmPSMPortsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth
- 23nmPWMPortland International JetportPortland
- 37nmCONConcord Municipal AirportConcord
- 42nmMHTManchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester
- 45nmLWMLawrence Municipal AirportLawrence
- 45nmNHZBrunswick Executive AirportBrunswick
Location
Open the full mapKSFM · Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport · Sanford, ME
From the ramp
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