Airports / Maine / LIZ
Loring International Airport
LIZLimestone, MaineELEV 746 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Loring International Airport, listed as LIZ, is a general aviation field in Limestone, Maine. Field elevation is 746 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LIZ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR, 7 nm), Presque Isle International Airport (PQI, 17 nm), and Houlton International Airport (HUL, 50 nm).
Trip costs from LIZ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Loring AFB. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LIZ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ME16
IATA
LIZ
FAA / Local
ME16
Elevation
746 ft
Coordinates
46.9504° N · 67.8859° 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 746 ft, LIZ sits higher than 90% 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.
- 7nmCARCaribou Municipal AirportCaribou
- 17nmPQIPresque Isle International AirportPresque Isle
- 50nmHULHoulton International AirportHoulton
- 135nmBGRBangor International AirportBangor
- 151nmBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor
- 177nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
Location
Open the full mapME16 · Loring International Airport · Limestone, ME
From the ramp
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