Bangor International Airport (BGR) will temporarily close its runway to from 8 a.m. on Monday, September 21, through 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, to complete essential pavement repairs. During routine inspections, airport staff identified an area of the runway requiring permanent repairs related to Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR), a naturally occurring condition that can affect […]
Bangor International Airport (BGR) advises travelers to allow extra travel time to and from the airport on Thursday, May 14 due to the scheduled visit of the Vice President of the United States JD Vance. Passengers may experience additional traffic in the vicinity and temporary roadway delays associated with the event. At this time, we […]
Contacts: BGR Marketing Manager Aimee Thibodeau; 207-735-4068; athibodeau@flybangor.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5.1.2026 Incident at Bangor International Airport Bangor, ME (Jan. 29, 2026) – Emergency crews responded to an incident that occurred at Bangor International Airport shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, May 1. The incident involved Flight N18516, a 1981 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, single-engine piston […]
Contact: BGR Marketing Manager Aimee Thibodeau; 207-735-4068; athibodeau@flybangor.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1.29.26 Bangor, ME (Jan. 29, 2026) – Bangor International Airport (BGR) has reopened as of noon today. Overnight, the aircraft was relocated to a secure location where the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will continue its investigation. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NTSB investigators […]
Contacts: BGR Marketing Manager Aimee Thibodeau; 207-735-4068; athibodeau@flybangor.com Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy Brock 207-947-7384 ext. 5709; Jeremy.brock@bangormaine.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangor, ME (Jan. 27, 2026) – Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are on site and are beginning the initial phases of their investigation following an aircraft accident that occurred Sunday, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1.26.26 Contact: Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy Brock Telephone: 207-947-7384 ext. 5709 E-mail: Jeremy.brock@bangormaine.gov Bangor, ME (Jan. 26, 2026) – We would like to acknowledge that we are aware there are sources providing information regarding the Sunday night aircraft accident at Bangor International Airport that have not been verified or […]
Sarah Taylor Sulick Public Affairs Specialist National Transportation Safety Board 202-314-6453 (office) 202-579-4101 (cell) @ntsb_newsroom The NTSB is investigating the Jan. 25 crash of a Bombardier CL 600 airplane in Bangor, Maine. The preliminary information we have is the plane crashed upon departing Bangor International Airport and experienced a postcrash fire. A team of NTSB […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1.26.26 Contact: Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy BrockTelephone: 207-947-7384 ext. 5709E-mail: Jeremy.brock@bangormaine.gov Multiple emergency crews responded to an aircraft accident at Bangor International Airport (BGR) Sunday night. The airport remains closed at this time. There are numerous flight cancellations and diversions. Passengers are encouraged to contact their airlines for information regarding impacts to their […]
Contact: Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy Brock FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Telephone: 207-947-7384 ext. 5709 1.25.26 E-mail: Jeremy.brock@bangormaine.gov Bangor, ME (Jan. 25, 2026) – Emergency crews are responding to an incident involving an aircraft at Bangor International Airport that occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. The airport is closed and we ask that the public avoid […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1.25.26 Contact: Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy Brock Telephone: 207-947-7384 ext. 5709 E-mail: Jeremy.brock@bangormaine.gov Incident at Bangor International Airport, Avoid the Area Bangor, ME (Jan. 25, 2026) – Emergency crews are responding to an incident involving an aircraft at Bangor International Airport that occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. […]
Local Press Release Tuesday, January 20, 2026 PORTLAND, Maine – Airline passengers flying out of Maine airports who do not have REAL ID compliant identification by Sunday, Feb. 1, will have the option to pay a $45 fee to go through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint using TSA ConfirmID, the agency’s new modernized identity […]