ME5 Banks Airport
Swans Island, ME · 5 miles N of SWANS ISLAND, ME
Public
Non-towered
Privately-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 100.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 44-09-55.4000N 068-25-41.4000W
- Lat / Long
- 44.1653889, -68.4281667
- Mag. variation
- 17W (2005)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 01/1983
- ARTCC
- BOSTON CENTER
- FSS
- BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Wind indicator
- no
- Segmented circle
- no
Airport location no published diagram
Range from ME5
Runways
Longest 1500 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- 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
- Heading
- 095 magnetic, 078 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1500
- Markings
- none, in poor condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 70.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 40 ft. tree, 20 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline
Runway 28
- Heading
- 275 magnetic, 258 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:1500 TODA:1500 ASDA:1500 LDA:1200
- Markings
- none, in poor condition
- Displaced threshold
- 300 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 100.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- APCH SLP GTR THAN 45 DEG.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf
- 122.9
- Bangor Approach
- 133.6 [0545-0000]
- Bangor Departure
- 133.6 [0545-0000]
Ownership
- 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
- Manager phone
- 207-460-1113
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.