Presque Isle International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Presque Isle, in Maine, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PQI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PQI
- ICAO code
- KPQI
- City
- Presque Isle
- State or region
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.6890° N, 68.0448° W
- Elevation
- 163 m (534 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,268 m (7,441 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PQI means Presque Isle International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KPQI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.6890° N, 68.0448° W. It stands 163 metres (534 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Edmundston, about 79 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Moncton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Presque Isle International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,268 metres (7,441 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 293.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,268 m 7,441 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericton International AirportFredericton, Canada | YFC | 148 km |
| Bathurst AirportSouth Tetagouche, Canada | ZBF | 203 km |
| Mont Joli AirportMont-Joli, Canada | YYY | 214 km |
| Bangor International AirportBangor | BGR | 218 km |
| Saint John AirportSaint John, Canada | YSJ | 226 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,945 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,718 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,207 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,774 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 815 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,415 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,617 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,457 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,446 km | 20 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.