Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Sanford, a town in York County, Maine, United States. The airport operated as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Sanford (NAAF Sanford, not to be confused with NAS Sanford, Florida) supporting operations of Naval Air Station Brunswick from 15 April 1943 until 1 February 1946. This airport is now publicly owned by Town of Sanford.Facilities and aircraftSanford Regional Airport covers an area of 1,115acre which contains two runways: Runway 7/25: 6,389 x 150 ft (1,947 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt Runway 14/32: 4,999 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt For 12-month period ending 29 August 2006 the airport had 76,010 aircraft operations, an average of 208 per day: 96% general aviation (72,640), 4% air taxi (3,350) and <1% military (20). There are 78 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single engine (72) and 8% multi engine (6).Fixed-Base Operator and Flight SchoolsThere is a fixed-base operator and several flight schools on the airfield.The FBO is Southern Maine Aviation, which has Jet Fuel, Aviation Gasoline and MoGas . They also operate an aircraft maintenance facility, a flight school and have facilities for transient flight crew and passengers.There are three flight schools on the field: Southern Maine Aviation provides instruction in single engine airplanes, including a Gobosh, an American Champion Citabria, a Cessna 172M, a pair of Cessna 172-SPs, a complex Cessna 182 and a RedBird Simulator. York County Helicopters provides instruction in Robinson R22s and R44s. Sanford Soaring provides instruction in gliders to club members.
