METAR & TAF ME5
ME5 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KBHB (HANCOCK COUNTY/BAR HARBOR) · 17.3 NM away. Conditions at ME5 may differ.
METAR · KBHB
Observed 06:56Z
KBHB 280656Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 01/01 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00110006 FZRANO $
- Wind
- 340° @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 1°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- -2,015 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 5 NM N
- VFR sectional
- HALIFAX
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- BGR (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- WILLIAM H BANKS
- Phone
- 207-460-1113
- Address
- PO BOX 97, SWANS ISLAND ME 04685
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BGR
- BANGOR1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 28
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1,500' | 1,500' | 1,500' | 1,500' | — | — | 40', tree, 20' from thr, 65' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 28 | 1,500' | 1,500' | 1,500' | 1,200' | — | — | 25', tree, 1' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery contact Bangor Approach at 207-561-2500 extension 1.Show FAA
- Runway 10 has 20-foot trees 50 feet right of centerline, 430 feet from the threshold.Show FAA
- Wildlife is on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Helipad coordinates are 44 09 54.80N 68 25 48.80W; helipad elevation is 86 feet.Show FAA
- All operations are restricted to day VFR only.Show FAA
- Prior to using the airport call 207-460-1113.Show FAA
- Communications tower is 500 feet above ground level, 1 mile southeast of the runway.Show FAA
- Runway 10/28 has a 6-foot rock ledge 50 feet from centerline on the south side of the airport.Show FAA
- There is a rock drainage swale across 600 feet from runway 28 threshold, approximately 40 feet wide at centerline.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- H1Ingress and egress to helipad is between 130 and 320 degrees magnetic.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 28Displaced threshold on runway 28 is 300 feet; landing distance available is 1200 feet.Show FAA
- 10Approach slope is greater than 45 degrees.Show FAA
Other notes
- See additional remarks.Show FAA
- 10/28Runway 10/28 surface is rough with large stones, steep gradients and no line of sight between ends.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · ME5
Answer card- ICAO
- ME5
- Name
- BANKS
- Location
- SWANS ISLAND, MAINE
- Elevation
- 100 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,100 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 10/28 · 1,500 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 3
- Magnetic variation
- 17°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 340° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 28
Banks Airport (ME5) is on Swans Island, Maine. The field elevation is 100 ft MSL. It has one runway, 10/28, which is 1,500 ft long and surfaced with gravel. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published. The pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise.
This is a simple field, but it is not a casual one. Published remarks say the runway surface is rough with large stones and steep gradients. There is no line of sight between the runway ends. A rock drainage swale crosses the runway near the 28 end. Runway 28 also has a 300 ft displaced threshold, so the landing distance available is 1,200 ft. Runway 10 has trees 20 ft high near the right side of the approach path. Wildlife is also reported on and near the airport. A communications tower sits about 1 mile southeast of the runway and rises 500 ft AGL.
Operations are restricted to day VFR only. Before using the airport, call the number in the Chart Supplement or contact Bangor Approach for clearance delivery. There are no on-field FBOs listed. For current local procedures, verify with the airport operator before you go.