Banks Airport
ME5 · Swans Island, Maine · Hancock County · map
Banks Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles north of Swans Island, Maine, 100 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 1,500 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Banks Airport?
Its FAA code is ME5.
Where is Banks Airport?
It is 5 miles north of Swans Island, Maine, 100 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Banks Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 1,500 feet long.
Does Banks Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Banks Airport?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Banks Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ME5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1983
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,500 × 30 ft | Gravel, poor | |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, fair |
- Runway 10: trees on the approach
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 300 ft, 1,200 ft available for landing, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Hancock County/Bar Harbor (17 nm north), Belfast Municipal (29 nm northwest), Knox County Regional (30 nm west), Bangor International (42 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Hancock County/Bar Harbor (17 nm north), Belfast Municipal (29 nm northwest), Knox County Regional (30 nm west), Bangor International (42 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maine · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- See asp case 99-ANE-8016-NRA.
- Ingress and egress to helipad between 130 and 320 degreess mag.
- Dthr 300 feet; lda 1200 feet.
- Surface rought with large stones, steep grades, no LN of sight between runway ends, trees growing on runway.
- Surface rought with large stones, steep grades, no LN of sight between runway ends, trees growing on runway.
- Obstruction clnc slp exceeds a 45 degrees angle.
- Obsnt clnc slp exceeds a 40 degrees angle
- Sft rough with large stones, steep grades, no LN of sight between runway ends, trees growing on runway.
- All operations rstrd to daylight VFR only.
- Rock drainage swale air carriers runway.
- Runway 10/28 6 feet rock ledge 50 feet from centerline, southside of airport.
- 50-70 feet trees, all quads.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Swans Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Swans Island, ME as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maine 66 landing places
- Maine 1,427 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ME5.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.