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ME5 Banks Airport
Swans Island, Maine, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: ME5
Lat/Long: 44-09-55.4000N / 068-25-41.4000W
44-09.923333N / 068-25.690000W
44.1653889 / -68.4281667
(estimated)
Elevation: 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated)
Variation: 19W (1985)
From city: 5 miles N of SWANS ISLAND, ME
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 04685

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1983
Sectional chart: HALIFAX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BGR (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at BHB (17 nm N): 118.025 (207-667-7364)
  • CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BELFAST139/29.127818WBST -... ... -
SPRUCEHEAD095/30.035618WSUH ... ..- ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Operational restrictions: INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTWN 130 & 320 DEGS MAGNETIC.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 1500 x 30 ft. / 457 x 9 m
Surface: gravel, in poor condition
RY 10/28 SURFACE ROUGH WITH LARGE STONES AND STEEP GRADIENTS.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 44-09.897333N44-09.949167N
Longitude: 068-25.857000W068-25.521667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
DSPLCD THLD 300 FT; LDA 1,200 FT.
Declared distances: TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1500TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1200
Obstructions: 35 ft. tree, 70 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear15 ft. bldg
COMMUNICATIONS TWR 500 FT AGL; 1 MI SE OF RY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM H. BANKS
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685
Phone 207-526-4305
Manager: WILLIAM H. BANK
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04479
Phone 207-526-4305
EMERGENCY PHONE: 207-460-1113.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 100/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 August 2010

Additional Remarks

ALL OPNS RESTRICTED TO DAYLGT VFR ONLY.
PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 207-526-4305.
DRAINAGE CULVERT 600 FT FM RY 28, RAISED ABV RY SFC AND APROX 20 FT WIDE AT CNTRLN.
RY 10/28 HAS +6 FT CONCRETE BLOCKS, SHED 50 FT FM NORTHSIDE, +6 FT ROCK LEDGE 50 FT FM CNTRLN SOUTHSIDE OF ARPT.
RY 10 HAS +15 FT TREES 50 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 430 FT FM THLD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at ME5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBHB - Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (17 nm N)
KBST - Belfast Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
KRKD - Knox County Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KBGR - Bangor International Airport (42 nm NW)
KOLD - Dewitt Field, Old Town Municipal Airport (48 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo of ME5 (Banks Airport)
Photo taken 06-Jul-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2210:22
Sunrise06:5110:51
Sunset17:4821:48
Evening civil twilight18:1722:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 16:12:15
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 12:12:15
 
METAR
KBHB 
17nm N 
161435Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM BKN015 OVC019 14/12 A3016 RMK AO1
KRKD 
29nm W 
161435Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM OVC010 13/12 A3014 RMK AO1
TAF
KBHB 
17nm N 
161136Z 1612/1712 10003KT P6SM OVC003 FM161400 11005KT P6SM SCT008 OVC010 FM162000 12005KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM170500 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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