BANKS at Swans Island, Maine has 1 runway. Runway 10/28 is 1,500 ft long and 30 ft wide. The surface is gravel. The runway headings are 78° and 258° magnetic. No ILS runway ends are published.
There is no control tower at ME5. Pattern altitude is not published. For pattern work, use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston unless local procedures or the airport operator say otherwise. No runway-specific noise abatement notes are published. No LAHSO notes are published. Pilots should verify current conditions and any local advisories before arrival.
Wind & favored runway
Favored end is picked from the current METAR wind at ME5.
Pattern entry · RWY 28
LEFT TRAFFICAll runways
Traffic pattern
Pattern altitude is not published. For light piston traffic, use standard 1,000 ft AGL unless local procedures say otherwise. There is no control tower at ME5, so pilots should self-announce and fit into the pattern with see-and-avoid. No right-traffic exception is published. No runway-specific pattern notes are published in the facts. Runway 10/28 is the only runway, so pattern planning is straightforward. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any updates before flight.
Every end, one page
Each runway end has its own page with wind component, traffic pattern geometry and ILS for that specific direction.