Airport information
- FAA LID
- ME5
- Coordinates
- 44.1654, -68.4278
- Elevation
- 100 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- Sectional chart
- HALIFAX
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- BOSTON (ZBW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BANGOR
- NOTAM facility
- BGR
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Activated
- 1983/01
- Distance from city
- 5 N
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:13 AM | 08:13Z |
| Sunrise | 04:50 AM | 08:50Z |
| Sunset | 08:21 PM | 00:21Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:57 PM | 00:57Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:57 PM → 04:13 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:21 PM → 03:50 AM
Plan a flight from ME5
Runway 10/28
1,500 ft × 30 ft · GRAVEL (Poor) 10
- Heading
- 095° mag · 78° true
- Markings
- none
- Traffic pattern
- Left
28
- Heading
- 275° mag · 258° true
- Markings
- none
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 300 ft
No published frequencies or nearby navaids for ME5.
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VFR sectional
Ownership & management
Owner
WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97, SWANS ISLAND, ME
207-460-1113
Manager
WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97, SWANS ISLAND, ME
207-460-1113
Remarks FAA
- SEE ASP CASE 99-ANE-8016-NRA.
- ALL OPS RSTRD TO DALGT VFR ONLY.
- PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 207-460-1113.
- ROCK DRAINAGE SWALE ACRS 600 FT FM RWY 28 THR, APRX 40 FT WIDE AT CNTRLN.
- RWY 10/28 +6 FT ROCK LEDGE 50 FT FM CNTRLN, SOUTHSIDE OF ARPT.
- RWY 10: +20 FT TREES 50 FT R OF CNTRLN, 430 FT FM THR.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- HELI COORDS 44 09 54.80N 68 25 48.80W; HELI ELEV 86 FT.
- FOR CD CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXTN 1.
- COM TWR 500 FT AGL, 1 MI SE OF RWY.
- INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTN 130 & 320 DEGS MAG.
- DTHR 300 FT; LDA 1200 FT.
- APCH SLP GTR THAN 45 DEG.
- RWY 10/28 SFC ROUGH WITH LRG STONES, STEEP GRADS & NO LN OF SIGHT BTN ENDS.
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