Banks Airport (ME5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBHB), ME5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Banks Airport in Swans Island, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBHB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Banks Airport (ME5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Swans Island, ME at a field elevation of 100 ft. ME5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBHB, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRKD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBHB, 17.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (29°F), altimeter 30.51 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBHB 281156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP333 7//// T10171033 11006 21039 51010 FZRANO $
Current pilot readout for ME5
Based on the nearest station (KBHB), ME5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,600 ft (field elevation 100 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1,500 ft | GRVL | - | - |
| 28 | 1,500 ft | GRVL | - | - |
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ME5 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 10/281,500 × 30 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at ME5Wind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
ME5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at ME5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 54%
- 28
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KBHB 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM281500 22008KT P6SM SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
ME5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBHB, 17 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ME5
- City
- Swans Island
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 100 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.1654, -68.4278
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBHB
- TAF
- Nearest KRKD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Banks Airport (ME5)
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