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ME5 · Banks Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID ME5 Elev 100 ft Lat 44° 9.92' N Lon 68° 25.67' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,500 ft. Max gradient: 2.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 1,500 ft 30 ft GRVL No 2.00%
28 — 1,500 ft 30 ft GRVL No 2.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·COM TWR 500 FT AGL, 1 MI SE OF RWY.
  • ·ALL OPS RSTRD TO DALGT VFR ONLY.
  • ·PRIOR TO USING ARPT CALL 207-460-1113.
  • ·ROCK DRAINAGE SWALE ACRS 600 FT FM RWY 28 THR, APRX 40 FT WIDE AT CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 10/28 +6 FT ROCK LEDGE 50 FT FM CNTRLN, SOUTHSIDE OF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 10: +20 FT TREES 50 FT R OF CNTRLN, 430 FT FM THR.
  • ·HELI COORDS 44 09 54.80N 68 25 48.80W; HELI ELEV 86 FT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXTN 1.
  • ·INGRESS & EGRESS TO HELIPAD BTN 130 & 320 DEGS MAG.
  • ·RWY 10/28 SFC ROUGH WITH LRG STONES, STEEP GRADS & NO LN OF SIGHT BTN ENDS.
  • ·DTHR 300 FT; LDA 1200 FT.
  • ·APCH SLP GTR THAN 45 DEG.
  • ·SEE ASP CASE 99-ANE-8016-NRA.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-25 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in ME

CFI Flight Instructors 259 A&P Mechanics 682 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 7 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 13 FBO Fixed Base Operators 26 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Charles Edgar Surprenant Pittsfield ME 54 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 79 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 82 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 91 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 110 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 128 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 133 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 145 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 149 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 158 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Nicholas Martin Eaton Brooklin ME 8 nm
Jeffrey Francis Cormier Deer Isle ME 9 nm
Marshall John Kaiser Deer Isle ME 9 nm
Julian Joseph Weinstein Mount Desert ME 11 nm
Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness Blue Hill ME 16 nm
Andrew John Simonds Blue Hill ME 16 nm
James William Dennison Bar Harbor ME 16 nm
James Clayton Brown Bar Harbor ME 16 nm
Charles Lawrence Sidman Bar Harbor ME 16 nm
Roger Allen Clyne Birch Harbor ME 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Stephen Troy Underwood Southwest Harbor ME 8 nm
Jeffrey Francis Cormier Deer Isle ME 9 nm
Nathan Read Jaffrey Bar Harbor ME 16 nm
Peter Vincent Beattie Winter Harbor ME 20 nm
Robert Adolph Herfort Jr Castine ME 21 nm
Roger Allen Clyne Birch Harbor ME 21 nm
Paul Roger Bernard Penobscot ME 23 nm
Warren James Close Gouldsboro ME 23 nm
Michael Wallace Colson Gouldsboro ME 23 nm
Robert Allen Bouffard Ellsworth ME 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 30 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 87 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 127 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 144 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 146 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 164 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 178 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 202 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 221 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 223 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.