FAA facility Airport

BANKS

SWANS ISLAND, MAINE FAA ME5 Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

10/28 1,500 × 30 ft · Gravel (poor) · Unlighted

10 28

Runway-end details

Runway 10/28 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
10	78°	—	—	—	—	TORA 1,500 · TODA 1,500 · ASDA 1,500 · LDA 1,500
28	258°	—	—	—	300 ft	TORA 1,500 · TODA 1,500 · ASDA 1,500 · LDA 1,200

H1 40 × 40 ft · Concrete (fair) · Unlighted

Runway-end details

Runway H1 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

3 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.9	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	133.6	—
APCH/P DEP/P	284.65	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BANKS Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 ME5

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: ME5
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Privately owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1983-01
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: Not listed
Repair: Not listed
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: SWANS ISLAND, ME
County: Hancock
FAA region: New England region
Coordinates: 44.16539, -68.42817
Elevation: 100.0 ft (OWNER)

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Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.