Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM)

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Location and general information

IATA code: PSM
ICAO code: KPSM
FAA site number: 13386.*A
City / state: Portsmouth, NH
County: Rockingham
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 43°04'40.60" N
70°49'23.80" W
Elevation: 100.4 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 16° W (2005)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Pease Development Authority
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 3,000 acres
From downtown: 1 NM west
Sectional chart: New York
Activated: 01/1946

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Cargo handling, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental
ARTCC: Boston (ZBW)
Flight service: Bangor (BGR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: PSM
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index B, scheduled air carrier (10/1992)
Airport manager: John Meehan
603-766-9238
Last FAA inspection: 08/07/2026

FAA remarks

All inbound aircraft with hazus cargo info call control tower 60 NM out.
Turb approach end runway 34 in strong X winds.
No pla or TGL 2300-0700 for lcl-based aircraft, 2100-0700 for transient aircraft or before 1200 sun for all aircraft.
Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Noise sensitive areas off both ends of runway.
Traffic pattern: rectangular 1600 ft MSL ovd 2100 ft MSL - light aircraft 1100 ft MSL.
On other than a publd iap--arrg aircraft should established themselves on final approach at least 2 NM from the runway threshold at a minimum of 700 ft MSL.
Avoid close in base legs/short approaches.
On departure mntn runway HDG to 1100 ft MSL or end of runway (whichever occurs last) prior to turning.
200 ft blast pad each runway end.
Littlebrook airpark located 052 degrees 4.4 NM; traffic pattern 1130 ft MSL. Fly downwind leg no closer than 1/2 miles from runway.
No 180 degrees turns for aircraft over 12500 lb GWT on asph portion of runway 16/34.
Cust 24X7X365 cust clearing available. STD ofc hours MON through FRI 0900-1630. Cust must be arngd in advn at 603-422-0910. Int'l arrivals must arng for ground handling prior to arrival. FBO 603-430-1111/128.825 ARINC.
Runway 34 is preferred when tailwind cmpt is less than five KTS. Runway 16 is preferred for takeoff, between 2200-0659, when tailwind cmpt is five KTS or less.
Military: ANG: caution: bash phase II in effect mar through may and SEP through oct annually. Bash mitigation PRO in place. Contact pease tower for current BWC.
Caution: HGT group 1 WCH 54 ft.
Military oil: require 48 hour processing time.
Airfield management hours 1200-0400++ mon-thu, 1200-2100++ FRI, closed sat-sun, and hol except unit training. All transient aircraft require prior permission required NLT 72 hour. Contact airfield management DSN 852-2458 or 2407. Prior permission required required outside publd hours, contact comd post DSN 852-2459, C603-430-2459. Contact pack Control 323.8, 30 minimum prior to landing. Airfield management does not store comsec, contact comd post for tempo storage. Deicing available, anti-ice available at FBO.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: PSM
ICAO code: KPSM
Location: Portsmouth, NH, United States
Elevation: 100.4 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 43.0779, -70.8233

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
16 / 34	11,322 × 150 ft	Asphalt/concrete, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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