FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 17W (2005) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| BANGOR APPROACH: | 133.6 [0545-0000] |
| BANGOR DEPARTURE: | 133.6 [0545-0000] |
| IC: | 133.6 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at BHB (17 nm N): | 118.35 (207-667-7364) |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTN 130 & 320 DEGS MAG. |
| Latitude: | 44-09.913333N | | |
| Longitude: | 068-25.813333W | | |
| Elevation: | 86.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none, in fair condition | | |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1500 x 30 ft. / 457 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in poor condition
RWY 10/28 SFC ROUGH WITH LRG STONES, STEEP GRADS & NO LN OF SIGHT BTN ENDS. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 44-09.897333N | | 44-09.949167N |
| Longitude: | 068-25.857000W | | 068-25.521667W |
| Elevation: | 70.0 ft. | | 100.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 078 true | | 275 magnetic, 258 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft.
DTHR 300 FT; LDA 1200 FT. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1500 | | TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1200 |
| Markings: | none, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 20 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline
APCH SLP GTR THAN 45 DEG. | | 25 ft. tree, 1 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685
Phone 207-460-1113 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685
Phone 207-460-1113 |
Additional Remarks
| - | COM TWR 500 FT AGL, 1 MI SE OF RWY. |
| - | 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 EXT 1. |
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)
43B - Deblois Flight Strip (39 nm NE)
KBGR - Bangor International Airport (42 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 06-Jul-2006
from 1800 ft
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Times for 28-Oct-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 21:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 21:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Oct-2025 01:03:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 28-Oct-2025 21:03:06 |
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| METAR |
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KBHB
17nm N | 290056Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00440028 PNO $
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KRKD
29nm W | 290056Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T00890039 $
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KBHB
17nm N | 281720Z 2818/2918 02012G22KT P6SM FEW024 TEMPO 2818/2820 BKN025 FM282200 03008KT P6SM SCT025
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