Airports / Maine / WVL
Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport
KWVL / WVLWaterville, MaineELEV 333 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Augusta State Airport (AUG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Waterville, Maine, Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (KWVL / WVL) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 333 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list WVL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Augusta State Airport (AUG, 14 nm), Knox County Regional Airport (RKD, 38 nm), and Bangor International Airport (BGR, 40 nm).
Trip costs from WVL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WVL to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“Thanks to Ed Lively for giving us a tour of the airport, and to Thomas Reed for showing us around a Cessna in the hangar and answering all our questions.”
Azka Hamdah5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“As part of our JP121 class at Colby College , a course about aviation, we visited Waterville Airport a couple of times , and everyone there was welcoming and…”
Azka Hamdah5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Well managed airport, just minutes from Colby College, Thomas College, and City of Waterville.”
Mike Williams Sr5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Available services: GPU, LAV, Tie-downs, Overnight Park., Ice, Coffee, Piston Aircraft Towing, Snow Plowing of private Hanger, Deicing setup, Deicing fluid, after hrs.”
Mike Williams Sr5★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
KWVL
IATA
WVL
FAA / Local
WVL
Elevation
333 ft
Coordinates
44.5332° N · 69.6755° 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 333 ft, WVL sits higher than 55% 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.
- 14nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
- 38nmRKDKnox County Regional AirportRockland
- 40nmBGRBangor International AirportBangor
- 40nmNHZBrunswick Executive AirportBrunswick
- 56nmBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor
- 60nmPWMPortland International JetportPortland
Location
Open the full mapKWVL · Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport · Waterville, ME
From the ramp
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