Banks Airport

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FAA: ME5

Swans Island Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 44-09-55.4000N (44.165389)
Longitude: 
 068-25-41.4000W (-68.428167)
Elevation: 
 100.0 feet MSL (30 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 15.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. N of Swans Island, Maine
Found On: 
 Halifax Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685
207-460-1113		 WILLIAM H BANKS
PO BOX 97
SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685
207-460-1113

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/1983
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1100 feet (335 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BGR
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 08/14/2022)

Total Operations:  100
GA Itinerant:  100 100.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900
Approach:  BANGOR
133.6
133.6
Departure:  BANGOR
133.6
133.6

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 207
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Bangor(BGR)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ME5

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    17.3 Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport
    (BHB KBHB BHB)    		 9 25 100LL, Jet A
    29.0 Belfast Municipal Airport
    (KBST BST)    		 300 315 100LL, Jet A+
    29.6 Knox County Regional Airport
    (RKD KRKD RKD)    		 257 272 100LL, Jet A
    42.2 Bangor International Airport
    (BGR KBGR BGR)    		 336 351 100LL, Jet A
    48.4 Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal Airport
    (OLD KOLD OLD)    		 347 363 100LL, Jet A
    51.9 Machias Valley Airport
    (KMVM MVM)    		 51 67 100LL
    54.3 Pittsfield Municipal Airport
    (2B7)    		 312 327 100LL, Jet A-1+
    56.7 Wiscasset Airport
    (ISS KIWI IWI)    		 257 272 100LL, Jet A-1+
    57.9 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport
    (WVL KWVL WVL)    		 292 307 100LL, Jet A+
    59.6 Augusta State Airport
    (AUG KAUG AUG)    		 279 294 100LL, Jet A
    61.1 Dexter Regional Airport
    (1B0)    		 325 340 100LL, MOGAS
    69.9 Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport
    (OWK KOWK OWK)    		 298 313 100LL, MOGAS
    77.7 Twitchell Airport
    (3B5)    		 271 286 MOGAS
    80.2 Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
    (LEW KLEW LEW)    		 265 280 100LL, Jet A-1+
    87.1 Portland International Jetport Airport
    (PWM KPWM PWM)    		 249 264 100LL, Jet A
    88.4 Oxford County Regional Airport
    (81B)    		 270 285 100LL
    89.6 Millinocket Municipal Airport
    (MLT KMLT MLT)    		 353 369 100LL, Jet A
    91.4 Greenville Municipal Airport
    (3B1)    		 328 343 100LL, Jet A
    93.1 Moosehead Aero Marine Seaplane Base
    (52B)    		 327 342 100LL
    95.4 Millinocket Seaplane Base
    (70B)    		 349 365 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-2 ALL OPS RSTRD TO DALGT VFR ONLY.
    A110-3 PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 207-460-1113.
    A110-4 ROCK DRAINAGE SWALE ACRS 600 FT FM RWY 28, APRX 40 FT WIDE AT CNTRLN.
    A110-5 RWY 10/28 +6 FT ROCK LEDGE 50 FT FM CNTRLN, SOUTHSIDE OF ARPT.
    A110-6 RWY 10 HAS +15 FT TREES 50 FT R OF CNTRLN, 430 FT FM THR.
    A110-7 WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-8 HELI COORDS 44 09 54.80N 68 25 48.80W; HELI ELEV 86 FT.
    A110-9 FOR CD CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXT 1.
    A16 EMERG PHONE: 207-460-1113.
    A30-H1 INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTN 130 & 320 DEGS MAG.
    A33-10/28 RWY 10/28 SFC ROUGH WITH LRG STONES, STEEP GRADS & NO LN OF SIGHT BTN ENDS.
    A51-28 DTHR 300 FT; LDA 1200 FT.
    A52-28 COM TWR 500 FT AGL; 1 MI SE OF RWY.
    E111 SEE ASP CASE 99-ANE-8016-NRA.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 10/28
    H1
    Longest Runway: 10/28 is 1500 ft (457 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    ME5 Seaplane Base Runway Details

    Runway 10/28  1500 ft x 30 ft (457 m x 9 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/30/2002
    Surface:  Gravel - Poor condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 10

    Runway 28
    Elevation: 
    		 70.0 100.0
    Latitude: 
    		 44-09-53.8400N 44-09-56.9500N
    Longitude: 
    		 068-25-51.4200W 068-25-31.3000W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 078 258
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 None None
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Poor Poor
    Object at End: 
    		 TREE BLDG
    Object Height: 
    		 36 12
    Distance from End: 
    		 20 0
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 65 ft. left of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 90.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 300
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 44-09-56.3200N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 068-25-35.3200W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    		 1500 1500
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    		 1500 1500
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    		 1500 1500
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    		 1500 1200

    Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/30/2002
    Surface:  Gravel - Poor condition - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 86.0
    Latitude: 
    		 44-09-54.8000N
    Longitude: 
    		 068-25-48.8000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 None
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 65 ft. left of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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