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Banks Airport

ME5 · Swans Island, ME · 100 ft elevation · var 17W · Towered

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

METAR observed

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
04:13 AM08:13Z
Sunrise04:50 AM08:50Z
Sunset08:21 PM00:21Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
08:57 PM00:57Z
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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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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