Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN), New Hampshire
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN) serves Keene, New Hampshire, with a single non-towered field offering two paved runways and both piston and turbine fuel. As a Tier 1 field in this registry, it carries scheduled attendance hours, published noise abatement procedures for helicopter traffic, and a cold temperature airport designation requiring altitude correction at or below -20C. Business aviation accounts for the large majority of its recorded annual operations, per FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Runways
Dillant / Hopkins Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 02/20, is 6,201 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Dillant / Hopkins Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Dillant / Hopkins Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Manchester Boston Regional (KMHT), 37 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Dillant / Hopkins Airport recorded 1,232 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May, July and September. Business aviation traffic at KEEN is concentrated in the late spring through early fall months, with September showing the highest monthly volume.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 129 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 3.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Dillant / Hopkins Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
The MALSR on runway 02 is pilot-activated; runway 02/20 has high-intensity runway lighting; runway 14/32 has medium-intensity runway lighting; activation is via CTAF.
The approach ratio is 25:1 to the displaced threshold.
Noise abatement procedure: helicopter traffic should avoid residential areas directly north of runway 02-20 and southwest of the airport. Helicopter traffic should limit multiple closed-pattern operations.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
100LL is available 24 hours with a credit card. Jet fuel is available after hours through a separate arrangement.
The PAPI is out of service indefinitely.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Boston ARTCC.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -20C.
No engine run-ups are permitted on the terminal northwest apron.
Grass areas are not maintained for takeoffs and landings.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Dillant / Hopkins Airport has five airfields within 35 NM. The closest is Orange Municipal (KORE), 19.73 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs clearance available at KEEN?
Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is KMHT, located approximately 36.78 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from international points need to plan a stop at that facility, or another customs-equipped airport, before or after using KEEN. There is no CANPASS or onsite CBP arrangement noted for this field. Flight planning should route international arrivals through KMHT for clearance.
What runways are available at KEEN, and which one takes priority for larger aircraft?
Dillant / Hopkins Airport, identifier KEEN, has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 02/20 is the primary surface at 6,201 feet long and 100 feet wide, and it also carries the field's high-intensity runway lighting and an ACTVT MALSR on the 02 end. Runway 14/32 is shorter and narrower, at 4,001 feet by 75 feet, with medium-intensity lighting. For most business turbine traffic, 02/20 is the operationally relevant runway given its length and lighting support.
Does KEEN have a functioning PAPI for visual approach guidance?
No. The PAPI at Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN) is reported out of service indefinitely, per current field remarks. Crews planning approaches, particularly at night or in reduced visibility, should not rely on visual glideslope indicator guidance at this field. The published approach ratio of 25:1 to the displaced threshold remains the relevant obstacle clearance reference in the absence of PAPI guidance. Alternate means of vertical guidance, such as an instrument approach glidepath, should be used where available.
Is jet fuel available at KEEN, and how does after-hours fueling work?
Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN) carries both 100LL and Jet A fuel. 100LL is available 24 hours with a credit card. Jet A service outside normal attendance hours requires an after-hours arrangement, as noted in field remarks, rather than standing self-service availability. Aircraft operators should factor this into planning if arriving outside the published attendance schedule of 0700-1900 Monday through Friday and 0700-1700 on weekends.
When is business aviation traffic at KEEN busiest during the year?
Business aviation traffic at Dillant / Hopkins Airport (KEEN) concentrates in the late spring through early fall months. According to FAA TFMSC data for 2025, monthly bizav operations peak in September at 129, with May, June, July, and August all clustering around 120 to 124 operations. Winter months are noticeably quieter, with January at 95 and February and March in the high 70s to low 80s. Dispatchers scheduling flights into this seasonal window should anticipate comparatively higher activity levels.