Years ago before deregulation in the airline industry, planes from Northeast and other lines catered to and service little towns like Houlton Maine.
The government helped support the airline to these smaller off the beaten path areas but from a practical standpoint, you do not have 757 or L 1011's full of passengers coming into Houlton Maine eight times a day. That is why it is a great place to live, not tons of people and the ones we have are friendly, caring and helpful! During World War Two the airport in Houlton Maine was very much a part of the war effort. (See earlier blog
http://activerain.com/blogsview/67360/Houlton-Maine-farmer-helps about farmers hauling war planes with chains into New Brunswick Canada to help in the War II effort from Houlton International Airport) Even if there are not hourly runs of planes in and out like some airport, you can bring you private plane in, you can charter Terry Larson the local Fix Based Operator to shuttle you, York Ford rents cars and we have local Houlton Taxi to pick you up to get you to a number of clean, neat hotels. So when someone asks me if you can fly into Houlton Maine, I don't automatically think no, and just the thought of large commerical jets. I think sure..because lots of folks have planes and their own license, and with a little planning smaller private charters can work around the schedule. Details on the airport in Houlton Maine from the FAA below...known as KHUL. If you were a pilot, you would want to know about radio homing frequencies, runway length, and many other 
details before you hop into your Piper Cub and point it north. HIA is on the US / Canadian border.
FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
FAA Identifier: HUL
Lat/Long: 46-07-23.1000N / 067-47-31.4000W
46-07.385000N / 067-47.523333W
46.1230833 / -67.7920556
(estimated)
Elevation: 489 ft. / 149.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20W (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of HOULTON, ME
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 04730
Airport Operations
Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: HALIFAX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & REIL RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
International operations: international airport of entry
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 132.025 (207-532-1584)
APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQ 120.25/346.4 (HOULTON RCAG).
CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
HULr040/5.3HOULTON VOR/DME116.1021W
Airport Services
Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 207-532-9079, 207-532-9461 OR 207-538-2997 (CELL).
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 57.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 5 RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 46-07.033200N46-07.736767N
Longitude: 067-47.829150W067-47.215733W
Elevation: 481.1 ft.488.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 051 magnetic, 031 true231 magnetic, 211 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
RISING GND TO +1 FT FROM 0-200 FT FM END OF RY.57 ft. pole, 2023 ft. from runway, 121 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear
10 FOOT TREES AND BRUSH, 125 FEET FROM THRESHOLD, 130 LEFT.
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF HOULTON
21 WATER STREET
HOULTON, ME 04730
Phone 207-532-7111
Manager: DOUG HAZLETT
21 WATER ST.
HOULTON, ME 04730
Phone 207-532-7111
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 5
Aircraft operations: avg 35/day *
55% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
6% military
* for 12-month period ending 19 August 2006
