Leg 152 KMVY - Martha's Vineyard (USA) to KBHB - Bar Harbour (USA)
KMVY - Airport Info
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ICAO code: KMVY
Airport name: Martha's Vineyard Airport
Location: Martha's Vineyard
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Martha's Vineyard Info
Martha’s Vineyard, island, Dukes County, southeastern Massachusetts, separated from Cape Cod by Vineyard Sound. It measures 280 sq km (110 sq mi) in area. It is noted as a summer resort. Edgartown, the chief town, was a whaling center. The island, which still shows traces of colonial life, was settled in 1642. Population of Dukes County (1990) 11,639.
KBHB - Airport Info
ICAO code: KBHB
Airport name: Hancock County - Bar Harbour Airport
Location: Bar Harbour
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Bar Harbour Info
Bar Harbor, town in Hancock County, in southeastern Maine, on Mount Desert Island, on Frenchman Bay. Since the middle of the 19th century Bar Harbor has been a popular summer resort. The Jackson Laboratory (1929), which conducts biological research, and the College of the Atlantic are located in the town, and Acadia National Park is nearby. Bar Harbor is the terminus for ferry service to and from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Bar Harbor was settled in 1763 and was incorporated as Eden in 1796. The present name of the town was adopted in 1918. Population 4,124 (1980); 4,443 (1990); 2,768 (1996 estimate).