List of airports in New Hampshire
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
(a U.S. state
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), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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or airports assigned an IATA
International Air Transport Association
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airport code.
Airports
This list contains the following information:- City served - The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve.
- FAA - The location identifierLocation identifierA location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
assigned by the Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
(FAA). These are linked to each airport's page at the New Hampshire Department of TransportationNew Hampshire Department of TransportationThe State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The NHDOT is under the executive direction of Commissioner of Transportation George Campbell. The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J.O...
(NHDOT) Bureau of Aeronautics. - IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport AssociationInternational Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
(IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold. - ICAO - The location indicatorInternational Civil Aviation Organization airport codeThe ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...
assigned by the International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO). - Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
- Role - One of four FAA airport categoriesFAA airport categoriesThe United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
, as per the 2009-2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsNational Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsThe National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
(NPIAS) Report:- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- L: Large Hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- M: Medium Hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- S: Small Hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- N: Non-Hub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
- CS: Commercial Service - Non-Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
- R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
- GA: General AviationGeneral aviationGeneral aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.
- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- Enpl. - The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar yearCalendar yearGenerally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2008, as per FAA records.
City served | FAA | IATA | ICAO | Airport name | Role | Enpl. |
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Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which... |
MHT | MHT | KMHT | Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Manchester-Boston Regional Airport , commonly referred to simply as "Manchester Airport," is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Manchester, New Hampshire on the county line of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties... |
P-M | 1,834,875 |
Portsmouth Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census... |
PSM | PSM | KPSM | Portsmouth International Airport at Pease | P-N | 49,962 |
Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | ||||||
Lebanon Lebanon, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile... |
LEB | LEB | KLEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | CS Lebanon Municipal Airport is listed as a commercial service - primary airport in the 2009-2013 NPIAS, but is a commercial service - non-primary airport based on 2008 enplanements. | 8,294 |
Reliever Airports | ||||||
Nashua Nashua, New Hampshire -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile... |
ASH | ASH | KASH | Nashua Municipal Airport Nashua Municipal Airport Nashua Municipal Airport , also known as Boire Field, is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Nashua, a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.... (Boire Field) |
R | 48 |
General Aviation Airports | ||||||
Berlin Berlin, New Hampshire Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest... |
BML | BML | KBML | Berlin Regional Airport (was Berlin Municipal) | GA | 10 |
Claremont Claremont, New Hampshire There were 5,685 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had... |
CNH | CNH | KCNH | Claremont Municipal Airport Claremont Municipal Airport Claremont Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Claremont, a city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by the City of Claremont... |
GA | 2 |
Concord Concord, New Hampshire The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.... |
CON | CON | KCON | Concord Municipal Airport Concord Municipal Airport Concord Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located two miles east of the central business district of Concord, a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by the City of Concord... |
GA | 435 |
Haverhill Haverhill, New Hampshire Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes... |
5B9 | Dean Memorial Airport Dean Memorial Airport Dean Memorial Airport is a public use airport in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the town of Haverhill and is located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district.Although most U.S... |
GA | 2 | ||
Jaffrey Jaffrey, New Hampshire Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,457 at the 2010 census.The primary settlement in town, where 2,757 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Jaffrey census-designated place and is located along the Contoocook River at the... |
AFN | AFN | KAFN | Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark is a public use airport in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the Jaffrey Municipal Airport Development Corp... |
GA | 33 |
Keene Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,409 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cheshire County.Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England, and hosts the annual Pumpkin Fest... |
EEN | EEN | KEEN | Dillant-Hopkins Airport Dillant-Hopkins Airport Dillant-Hopkins Airport is a general aviation airport located south of the central business district of Keene, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. It covers and has two runways.... |
GA | 45 |
Laconia Laconia, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile... |
LCI | LCI | KLCI | Laconia Municipal Airport Laconia Municipal Airport Laconia Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Laconia, a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA. It covers and has one runway.... |
GA | 212 |
Newport Newport, New Hampshire Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is west-northwest of Concord. The population was 6,507 at the 2010 census. A covered bridge is in the northwest... |
2B3 | NWH | Parlin Field Parlin Field Parlin Field is a public use airport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the Town of Newport and is located two nautical miles south of the central business district.Although most U.S... |
GA | 2 | |
Plymouth Plymouth, New Hampshire Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census... |
1P1 | Plymouth Municipal Airport Plymouth Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) Plymouth Municipal Airport is a public airport located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, three miles north-west of the central business district of Plymouth, in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. The airport is equipped with an AWOS III-PT which provides meteorological information to pilots and other... |
GA | 5 | ||
Rochester Rochester, New Hampshire Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 29,752. The city includes the villages of East Rochester and Gonic. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport and the annual Rochester Fair.... |
DAW | KDAW | Skyhaven Airport Skyhaven Airport (New Hampshire) Skyhaven Airport is a public-use airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The airport is owned and operated by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation's Bureau of Aeronautics, with fixed... |
GA | ||
Whitefield Whitefield, New Hampshire Whitefield is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, in the White Mountains Region. The population was 2,306 at the 2010 census. Situated on the northern edge of the White Mountains, Whitefield is home to the Mount Washington Regional Airport and the White Mountains Regional High... |
HIE | HIE | KHIE | Mount Washington Regional Airport Mount Washington Regional Airport Mount Washington Regional Airport is a public airport located east of downtown Whitefield in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA. The Civil Air Patrol maintains a composite squadron at this location.... |
GA | 4 |
Other Public-Use Airports (not listed in NPIAS) | ||||||
Alton Bay Alton Bay, New Hampshire Alton Bay is an unincorporated village in the town of Alton, New Hampshire, located on Alton Bay, a cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southeasternmost point on the lake. The village is part of the Lakes Region, a popular resort area of New Hampshire.... |
B18 | Alton Bay Seaplane Base Alton Bay Seaplane Base Alton Bay Seaplane Base is a state-owned, public-use seaplane base located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Alton Bay, in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
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Bristol Bristol, New Hampshire Bristol is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,054 at the 2010 census. It is home to Wellington State Park, Sugar Hill State Forest, and Profile Falls on the Smith River... |
2N2 | Newfound Valley Airport | ||||
Colebrook Colebrook, New Hampshire Colebrook is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,301 at the 2010 census. Situated in the Great North Woods Region, it is bounded on the west by the Connecticut River and home to Beaver Brook Falls Natural Area.... |
4C4 | Gifford Field | 2 | |||
Errol Errol, New Hampshire Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 291 at the 2010 census. It is located north of the White Mountains along Route 16 at the intersection of Route 26... |
ERR | ERR | KERR | Errol Airport | 2 | |
Franconia Franconia, New Hampshire Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions... |
1B5 | Franconia Airport Franconia Airport Franconia Airport is a public airport located in Franconia, New Hampshire, two miles south of the central business district of Franconia, in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. The airport is the home of the Franconia Soaring Association. There are no commercial flights available.... |
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Gorham Gorham, New Hampshire Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,848 at the 2010 census. Gorham is located in the White Mountains, and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the south and northwest. Moose Brook State Park is in the west. The town is crossed by the... |
2G8 | Gorham Airport Gorham Airport Gorham Airport is a private airport located in Gorham, New Hampshire, one mile north-west of the central business district of Gorham, in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA. Due to its proximity to Mt... |
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Hampton Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.... |
7B3 | Hampton Airfield http://www.hamptonairfield.com/ | ||||
Deering Deering, New Hampshire Deering is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,912 at the 2010 census.-History:First settled about 1765, the town was incorporated on January 17, 1774 by John Wentworth, governor of the province of New Hampshire... |
8B1 | Hawthorne-Feather Airpark Hawthorne-Feather Airpark Hawthorne-Feather Airpark is a privately-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Hillsborough, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The airport is situated in Deering, New Hampshire... |
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Moultonborough Moultonborough, New Hampshire Moultonborough is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,044 at the 2010 census. Moultonborough is bounded in part by Lake Winnipesaukee in the southwest and Squam Lake in the northwest corner... |
5M3 | Moultonboro Airport | 1 | |||
Twin Mountain Twin Mountain, New Hampshire Twin Mountain is a village within the town of Carroll in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is named for two prominent summits which rise to the south of the village, North Twin Mountain and South Twin Mountain .... |
8B2 | Twin Mountain Airport http://www.twinmountain.com/airport.php | ||||
Notable Private-Use Airports | ||||||
Hampton Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.... |
NH35 | Fisher Scientific Heliport | 13 | |||
Pembroke Pembroke, New Hampshire Pembroke is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,115 at the 2010 census. Pembroke includes part of the village of Suncook. The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Pembroke.- History :... |
NH33 | Brigham Heliport | 200 | |||
Loudon Loudon, New Hampshire Loudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2010 census. Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.... |
NH59 | Speedway Heliport | ||||
Wolfeboro Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A venerable resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls... |
NH31 | Mountain View Field | 9 | |||
Notable Former Airports | ||||||
North Conway North Conway, New Hampshire North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White... |
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White Mountain Airport White Mountain Airport (New Hampshire) White Mountain Airport was a public airport located in North Conway, in Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA. This general aviation airport had one runway.The airport closed in the late 1980s... (1930-1988) http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NH/Airfields_NH.htm#whitemountain |
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See also
- Essential Air ServiceEssential Air ServiceEssential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...
- New Hampshire World War II Army AirfieldsNew Hampshire World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Force established numerous airfields in New Hampshire for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers....
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#New Hampshire