Banks (ME5)

Airport information: Swans Island, ME, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

FAA identifier: ME5
FAA site number: 08344.*A
City / state: Swans Island, ME
County: Hancock
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 44°09'55.40" N
68°25'41.40" W
Elevation: 100 ft (estimated)
Magnetic variation: 17° W (2005)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Private, William H Banks
Use: Open to the public
From downtown: 5 NM north
Sectional chart: Halifax
Activated: 01/1983

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Unattended
ARTCC: Boston (ZBW)
Flight service: Bangor (BGR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BGR
Wind indicator: Yes, unlighted
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Airport manager: William H Banks
207-460-1113
Last FAA inspection: 09/03/2026

FAA remarks

All operations restricted to daylight VFR only.
Prior to using airport call 207-460-1113.
Rock drainage swale aircraft runway.
Runway 10/28 6 ft rock ledge 50 ft from centerline, southside of airport.
50-70 ft trees, all quads.
Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Helicopter coords 44 09 54.80N 68 25 48.80W; helicopter elev 86 ft.
For CD contact Bangor approach at 207-561-2500 extension 1.
Communications tower 500 ft AGL, 1 miles SE of runway.
Runway closed indfly.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

FAA identifier: ME5
Location: Swans Island, ME, United States
Elevation: 100 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 44.16539, -68.42817

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
10 / 28	1,500 × 30 ft	Gravel, poor
Helipad H1	40 × 40 ft	Concrete, fair

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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