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ME5
Banks Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2025-11-27 0901Z
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Location Information for ME5
Coordinates: N44°9.92' / W68°25.69'Located 05 miles N of Swans Island, Maine. View all Airports in Maine.
Estimated Elevation is 100 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| BANGOR APPROACH: | 133.6 284.65 |
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| BANGOR DEPARTURE: | 133.6 284.65 |
| IC: | 133.6 |
| CTAF: | 122.900 |
| AWOS-3PT at BHB (17.3 N): | 118.35 207-667-7364 |
| AWOS-AV at BST (29.1 NW): | 122.975 207-930-7071 |
| AWOS-3PT at RKD (29.7 W): | 119.025 207-594-7946 |
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1500 x 30 feet / 457 x 9 meters | |
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| 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 | |
| Coordinates: | N44°9.90' / W68°25.86' | N44°9.95' / W68°25.52' |
| Elevation: | 70.0 | 100.0 |
| Runway Heading: | 78° True | 258° True |
| Displaced Threshold: | 300 Feet DTHR 300 FT; LDA 1200 FT. |
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| 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. |
| Obstacles: | 40 ft Tree 20 ft from runway, 65 ft left of center APCH SLP GTR THAN 45 DEG. |
25 ft Tree 1 ft from runway |
Helipad H1
INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTN 130 & 320 DEGS MAG. | ||
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 feet / 12 x 12 meters | |
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| Surface: | Concrete in Fair Condition | |
| Coordinates: | N44°9.91' / W68°25.81' | N0°0.00' / E0°0.00' |
| Elevation: | 86.0 | |
| Markings: | None in fair condition. | |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Privately Owned | |
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| Owner: | WILLIAM H BANKS | |
| PO BOX 97 | ||
| SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685 | ||
| 207-460-1113 | ||
| Manager: | WILLIAM H BANKS | |
| PO BOX 97 | ||
| SWANS ISLAND, ME 04685 | ||
| 207-460-1113 | ||
Other 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 EXTN 1.
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