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Hancock County Bar Harbor (BHB) Airport

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Hancock County Bar Harbor BHB Airport Overview

Hancock County - Bar Harbor Airport BHB, located in the state of Maine, is the closest commercial service airport to Washington County and Maine’s Downeast coastal country, and is a gateway to Acadia National Park, wich is only three miles from the Airport.

BHB Airport offers spectacular views towards Mount Desert Narrows, Frenchman Bay and Mount Desert Island, with Cadillac Mountain in the background. Recreational possibilities within a short distance of the airport abound. With Acadia Air Tours you can view the Acadia National Park, and its surroundings, by means of a two-passenger Biplane or a Glider. For more information call 207 667-7627.

The Airport is located off State Route 3, in the Town of Trenton, between the City of Ellsworth and the Town of Bar Harbor, State of Maine.

With an estimated 25,000 passengers a year, Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is currently served by  Cape Air, offering daily flights to Boston's Logan Airport. (Cape Air (1-866-CAPE-AIR) partners with JetBlue)  and by PenAir (1-800-448-4226).  For air charters or private flights contact DreamShoreAero serving Canada's Halifax, St. John & Montreal airports (tel. 207-667-5534) or contact DreamShoreAero.com

The small passenger terminal at Bar Harbor Airport offers basic services and free parking at its lot across from the terminal. A Hertz & Enterprise rental car desk is in the arrivals area. 

To get from BHB Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a plane.  From late June through Columbus Day, the Island Explorer offers bus service between the Airport and several locations on Mount Desert Island. Island destinations include village centers and Acadia National Park. For further information call Downeast Transportation at (207) 667-5796 or visit the Island Explorer Website.

Future airport developments:
  Once the design process is finished, bidding starts in early 2013, while a grant is expected to arrive mid-year, and constructon should start early fall on the terminal building upgrade & expansion - to be completed y early summer 2014.



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Hancock County Bar Harbor BHB Airport Update History

  • Updated BHB Airports page - Mar 18, 2013
  • Updated BHB Direct Flights page - Mar 18, 2013
  • Updated BHB Airport Intro page - Jan 24, 2013