title: Wiscasset Airport
text: # Wiscasset Airport
  
  Wiscasset Airport (IATA: ISS, ICAO: KIWI, FAA LID: IWI) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Wiscasset, a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by Town of Wiscasset. As of 2007 it is not served by commercial aircraft, though scheduled air service was once available on Downeast Airlines.
  
  Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Wiscasset Airport is assigned IWI by the FAA and ISS by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KIWI.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  Wiscasset Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) and has one runway:
  
  * Runway 7/25: 3,397 x 75 ft (1,035 x 23 m), Asphalt surface
  
  Land was purchased for the airport in 1957. The airport opened in 1961 with a 2,800 foot runway. In 1968 the runway was length was extended.
  
  On April 27, 2020, the FAA announced an award of $3.2 million to repave runway 7/25.
  
  