Portsmouth International Airport at Pease

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Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease Logo.svg
Pease AFB NH - 29 Apr 1998.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerPease Development Authority
ServesPortsmouth, New Hampshire
LocationPortsmouth / Newington, New Hampshire, USA
Elevation AMSL100 ft / 30 m
Coordinates43°04′41″N 070°49′24″W / 43.07806°N 70.82333°W / 43.07806; -70.82333Coordinates: 43°04′41″N 070°49′24″W / 43.07806°N 70.82333°W / 43.07806; -70.82333
WebsiteFlyPortsmouthAirport.com
Map
PSM is located in New Hampshire
PSM
PSM
Location of airport in New Hampshire/United States
PSM is located in the United States
PSM
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PSM (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 11,321 3,451 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations46,044
Based aircraft140
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2][3]

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease[1][2] (IATA: PSM, ICAO: KPSM, FAA LID: PSM), formerly known as Pease International Airport, is a joint civil and military use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Portsmouth, a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the Pease Development Authority.[2] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[4]

The airport is located within the Pease International Tradeport,[5] a result of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Pease Air Force Base which was closed under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission action in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Usage[edit]

Military[edit]

The airport shares its runway with the Pease Air National Guard Base, which is actively utilized by the 157th Air Refueling Wing (157 ARW) of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained Air National Guard unit slated to receive KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers.[6][7] The 64th Air Refueling Squadron (64 ARS), an active duty Air Force unit of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing (22 ARW) at McConnell AFB, is also embedded and located with the 157 ARW at Pease ANGB.[6]

Pease was one of seven Launch Abort Sites and one of 18 Emergency Landing Sites for NASA space shuttle orbiters.[8]

Civilian[edit]

Domestic and international terminal passenger service by the third iteration of Pan American Airways began in 1999[9] and lasted until the airline's demise in 2004;[10] other past operators include Business Express / Delta Connection (1993–?),[11] Allegiant Air (2005–2007),[12] and Skybus Airlines who operated out of the airport from May 2007[13] until it ceased operations in April 2008.

Allegiant Air returned in October 2013, and offers service to several destinations.[14] Frontier Airlines began offering service to their hub in Orlando, Florida, on December 6, 2018, with hopes of expanding the number of destinations offered in the future.[15][16]

The airport is the current base for PlaneSense, a company that offers fractional aircraft ownership programs.[17]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Allegiant Air offers scheduled passenger service out of Pease.

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease covers an area of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has one concrete and asphalt paved runway designated 16/34 which measures 11,321 by 150 feet (3,451 x 46 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2016, the airport had 46,044 aircraft operations, an average of 126 per day: 62% general aviation, 18% military, 18% air taxi and 2% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 140 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 7% jet, 4% helicopter and 6% military.[3]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air[18] Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL)
Seasonal: Myrtle Beach, Savannah (begins June 8, 2019), St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Frontier Airlines Seasonal: Orlando[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, official site
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for PSM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 5, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Based Aircraft & Operations". gcr1.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Pease International Tradeport, official site
  6. ^ a b "157th Operations Group". Air National Guard. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Briand, Paul (February 2, 2019). "KC-46A to arrive at Pease by fall". Foster's Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-117". United States Northern Command. 2007. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  9. ^ Holland, Roberta (September 13, 1999). "Pan Am starts flights from Portsmouth to Orlando". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Haberman, Shir. "Pan Am closes up shop at Pease". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Binole, Gina (March 22, 1993). "Closed air force base key to future dreams". Katsap Sun. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  12. ^ Macalaster, Gretyl (August 30, 2013). "Passenger service returning to Pease with roundtrip fares to Orlando for $100". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  13. ^ Howe, Peter (May 24, 2007). "With fares as low as $10, no-frills airline lifts off". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  14. ^ Early, Brian (August 30, 2016). "Allegiant Air offers new Florida destination from Portsmouth". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  15. ^ McMenemy, Jeff (September 12, 2018). "Frontier Airlines to fly from Pease". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  16. ^ McMenemy, Jeff (December 6, 2018). "Frontier makes first flights in Portsmouth". Foster's Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  17. ^ "Pro Con Inc. completes 84,000 s/f aviation facility for Alpha Flying Inc. at Pease International Airport". New England Real Estate Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  18. ^ "Allegiant Air Routemap". Allegiant Air. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  19. ^ "Expanding Frontier adds six new routes, two new cities". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

External links[edit]

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