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ME5 Banks Airport
Swans Island, Maine, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
BELFAST139/29.027818WBST -... ... -
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
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: none
TREES 50 FT AGL EOR.
15 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 17 August 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 28 TREES 50 FT AGL - 400 FT FM EOR. BLDG 15 FT AGL - 200 FT FM EOR.
ALL OPNS RESTRICTED TO DAYLGT VFR ONLY.
PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 207-526-4305.

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 and Seaplane Base (48 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of ME5 (Banks Airport)
Photo taken 06-Jul-2006
from 1800 ft

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From to ME5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5010:50
Sunrise06:2111:21
Sunset16:1421:14
Evening civil twilight16:4521:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:31:42
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 11:31:42
 
METAR
KBHB 
17nm N 
081615Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3007 RMK AO1
KRKD 
29nm W 
081615Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A3010 RMK AO1
TAF
KBHB 
17nm N 
081121Z 0812/0912 22010G18KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050 BKN080 FM081400 25010G18KT P6SM SCT060 FM081600 28012G20KT P6SM FEW070 FM082200 27007G13KT P6SM SCT250 FM090800 25004KT P6SM SCT120 BKN220 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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18 in Bar Harbor
 

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