Winter at Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 8:30am
Airport Manager Rick Tetrev said Ken Boudin owns this helicopter leaving the ground Jan. 23. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Wiscasset Public Works clears snow at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Jan. 21. Courtesy of Rick Tetrev
The basket in the foreground is a security piece to keep people from climbing the ladder to a rotating beacon, Airport Manager Rick Tetrev explained. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
A boat keeps snow off part of a yard opposite Wiscasset Municipal Airport on Chewonki Neck Road Jan. 23. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
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A parking lot at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Jan 23. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
On a sunny midday Jan. 23, Wiscasset Newspaper took a winter’s look around Wiscasset Municipal Airport.
Through April, office hours are by appointment, Airport Manager Rick Tetrev said in replies to texted questions Jan. 24. How is business going this winter? “Actually quite good. This month we had four days with 40-plus (flights),” Tetrev said.
He added, Wiscasset’s public works department has been keeping the airport clear after each snowstorm.
