Banks frequencies
Banks (ME5) in Swans Island, ME has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.9
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
Departure & arrival Bangor
- App/Dep 133.6 (initial contact)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at ME5, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.9 is not unique to Banks.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Banks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 10, Banks.
- Entering the pattern
Banks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 10, Banks.
- Before taking the runway
Banks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 10, Banks.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the ME5 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if ME5 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 284.65 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every ME5 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| App/Dep | 133.6 · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at ME5?
Banks is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for ME5?
App/Dep for Banks is 133.6, working as "Bangor" (initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about ME5
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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