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Private Jet Airports in Maine and New Hampshire

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Choosing an airfield here

What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.

Busiest field
Portland International Jetport
KPWM, 13% of area traffic
Customs
13 of 45
Onsite clearance
Longest runway
11,440 ft
Bangor International
Peak month
July
11,182 movements

Overview

45 airfields serve Maine and New Hampshire. Portland International Jetport (KPWM) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 13% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Portsmouth International at Pease and Patrick Leahy Burlington International . The area spans Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, stretching from the Canadian border near Presque Isle down to the Massachusetts line at Manchester. Coverage runs from a coastal cluster around Portland and Bar Harbor to inland fields in the Green Mountains and the Connecticut River valley. Thirteen fields hold customs, spread across the coast, the border region near Presque Isle, and the southern gateway airports, so clearance options depend heavily on which corner of the area a flight originates from. Winter icing and lake-effect snow in the north shift ground handling considerations that summer traffic does not face.

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Comparison

Ten of the 45 airfields serving Maine and New Hampshire handle 79% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.

# Airfield Distance Longest runway Services Business jet movements
1 Portland International Jetport KPWM 62 NM 7,200 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 10,982 13% of area movements
2 Portsmouth International at Pease KPSM 103 NM 11,322 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 9,627 11% of area movements
3 Patrick Leahy Burlington International KBTV 156 NM 8,319 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 9,456 11% of area movements
4 Bangor International KBGR 34 NM 11,440 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 8,420 10% of area movements
5 Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport KBHB 49 NM 5,200 ft JET A 7,511 9% of area movements
6 Lebanon Municipal KLEB 132 NM 5,496 ft JET A · TWR 6,488 8% of area movements
7 Manchester Boston Regional KMHT 126 NM 9,250 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 4,361 5% of area movements
8 Knox County Regional KRKD 32 NM 5,412 ft JET A 3,890 5% of area movements
9 Laconia Municipal KLCI 100 NM 5,890 ft JET A 3,243 4% of area movements
10 Rutland / Southern Vermont Regional KRUT 160 NM 5,304 ft JET A 2,825 3% of area movements

Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.

Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.

All airfields

All 45 airfields serving Maine and New Hampshire, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.

Within 40 NM (9) 1912254231248354 0 20 40 NM
19 Waterville Regional KWVL 8 NM 5,500 ft
12 Augusta State Airport KAUG 17 NM 5,002 ft
25 Pittsfield Municipal 2B7 17 NM 4,003 ft
42 Central Maine / Norridgewock Airport KOWK 20 NM 4,000 ft
31 Belfast Municipal KBST 22 NM 4,000 ft
24 Islesboro Airport 57B 28 NM 2,400 ft
8 Knox County Regional KRKD 32 NM 5,412 ft
35 Wiscasset Airport KIWI 34 NM 3,397 ft
4 Bangor International KBGR 34 NM 11,440 ft
40 to 100 NM (17) 1418345372614427293816324536409 40 70 100 NM
14 Brunswick Executive Airport KBXM 41 NM 8,000 ft
18 Auburn / Lewiston Municipal KLEW 43 NM 5,001 ft
34 Dewitt Field / Old Town Municipal KOLD 44 NM 4,001 ft
5 Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport KBHB 49 NM 5,200 ft
37 Stephen A Bean Municipal 8B0 58 NM 4,299 ft
26 Greenville Municipal 3B1 58 NM 4,000 ft
1 Portland International Jetport KPWM 62 NM 7,200 ft
44 Deblois Flight Strip Airport 43B 66 NM 4,500 ft
27 White Mountain Regional KIZG 69 NM 4,200 ft
29 Berlin Regional KBML 72 NM 5,200 ft
38 Millinocket Municipal KMLT 77 NM 4,713 ft
16 Sanford Seacoast Regional KSFM 84 NM 6,389 ft
32 Mount Washington Regional KHIE 88 NM 4,001 ft
45 Skydive New England Airport ME64 92 NM 4,000 ft
36 Princeton Municipal KPNN 93 NM 4,007 ft
40 Skyhaven Airport KDAW 96 NM 4,201 ft
9 Laconia Municipal KLCI 100 NM 5,890 ft
Beyond 100 NM (19) 2281723307622201311211539413104333 100 137 174 NM
2 Portsmouth International at Pease KPSM 103 NM 11,322 ft
28 Eastport Municipal KEPM 109 NM 4,002 ft
17 Concord Municipal KCON 117 NM 6,005 ft
23 Northeast Kingdom International KEFK 119 NM 5,301 ft
30 Houlton International KHUL 121 NM 5,015 ft
7 Manchester Boston Regional KMHT 126 NM 9,250 ft
6 Lebanon Municipal KLEB 132 NM 5,496 ft
22 Edward F Knapp State Airport KMPV 133 NM 5,000 ft
20 Morrisville-Stowe State Airport KMVL 133 NM 4,200 ft
13 Boire Field KASH 135 NM 6,000 ft
11 Presque Isle International KPQI 145 NM 7,441 ft
21 Hartness State (springfield) Airport KVSF 148 NM 5,501 ft
15 Dillant / Hopkins Airport KEEN 154 NM 6,201 ft
39 Caribou Municipal KCAR 155 NM 4,003 ft
41 Franklin County State Airport KFSO 156 NM 4,001 ft
10 Rutland / Southern Vermont Regional KRUT 160 NM 5,304 ft
43 Loring International ME16 162 NM 12,101 ft
33 Northern Aroostook Regional KFVE 174 NM 4,600 ft

Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.

Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.

Seasonality

Business jet traffic across Maine and New Hampshire peaks in July and is lowest in February. Five months run above the yearly average. February sees about three times fewer movements than July.

11,182 movements in July4,200 in February5 months above the yearly average13% of area traffic at Portland International Jetport
Average 7,009
4,200
11,182
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Portland International Jetport All other airfields

Source: FAA TFMSC, 84,107 business jet movements across the area, 2025.

Data last refreshed September 2026. See our methodology →

Skystar in Maine and New Hampshire

We arrange catering, fuel and trip support across the area. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.

Catering
8%
Minimum $75
Trip support
6%
No minimum
Fuel
$0.10 / gal
Minimum $75 per uplift, under 750 gallons
Card processing
5%
* Supported byStripe

The same trip, priced two ways.

Citation Longitude, four passengers, one night in Maine and New Hampshire.

Market practice
Landing permit$675.00
Airport slot$270.00
Ground handling$1,860.00
Crew transport$480.00
Crew hotel, 2 rooms$915.00
Coordination feeNot shown
Card processing$210.00
Total due, USD$4,410.00
Skystar
Landing permit$450.00
Airport slot$180.00
Ground handling$1,240.00
Crew transport$320.00
Crew hotel, 2 rooms$610.00
Coordination fee$168.00
Card processing$148.40
Total due, USD$3,116.40

At cost.

What the supplier invoices us is what your quote reads.

One line, fixed.

It does not move with the size of the trip.

At cost.

Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.

Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.

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Frequently asked questions

How does business jet traffic in the Maine and New Hampshire area change between winter and summer?

Traffic in the Maine and New Hampshire area is strongly seasonal. February is the lowest month at 4,200 business jet movements, while July peaks at 11,182, more than double the low. Five months of the year run above the average of 7,009 movements, concentrated from May through September. Operators planning summer trips into fields like Bar Harbor (KBHB) or Bangor International (KBGR) should expect the ramp and handling environment to be busier than the annual average suggests, while a February trip into the same fields will see far lighter activity across the area.

Where is the highest-elevation airport in the Maine and New Hampshire area, and what does that mean for operators?

The highest-elevation public-use airport in the Maine and New Hampshire area is Stephen A Bean Municipal, at 1,821 ft. That is well above most of the area's coastal fields, which sit under 400 ft, including Portland International Jetport (KPWM) at 76 ft and Bangor International (KBGR) at 192 ft. Operators working performance numbers for a flight terminating at the higher field need to account for the elevation difference directly against their own aircraft's charts, rather than assuming coastal-field performance carries inland. The contrast is a useful planning check when a single itinerary touches both a coastal and an inland field.

Which airport in the Maine and New Hampshire area has the longest runway, and how does it compare to the other customs airports?

Bangor International (KBGR) has the longest runway in the Maine and New Hampshire area at 11,440 ft, and it also holds customs with CBP inspection services and a USDA compliance agreement on site. Portsmouth International at Pease (KPSM) is close behind with 11,322 ft of paved runway and the same customs services. Both fields sit well above the 7,200 ft at Portland International Jetport (KPWM), which is the area's busiest field by business jet movements. For operators weighing runway length against customs access, KBGR and KPSM are the two fields in the area that combine both attributes at the top end.

How far apart are Bangor International and Bar Harbor's Hancock County airport?

Bangor International (KBGR) and Hancock County/Bar Harbor (KBHB), both in the Maine and New Hampshire area, sit 29 NM apart. Both are customs-capable in the sense that KBGR has CBP inspection services and a USDA compliance agreement on site, though Bar Harbor's customs status is not listed the same way. This short separation matters for operators repositioning between a longer-runway field at Bangor and the coastal access point at Bar Harbor without a long transit leg. It also means ground support or fuel decisions at one field can reasonably factor in the other as a close alternative within the same corner of the area.

How concentrated is business jet traffic across the airports in the Maine and New Hampshire area?

Traffic in the Maine and New Hampshire area is spread across 45 airfields, but activity drops off quickly below the busiest few. Portland International Jetport (KPWM) leads with 10,982 annual business jet movements, followed by Portsmouth International at Pease (KPSM) at 9,627 and Patrick Leahy Burlington International (KBTV) at 9,456. Further down the list, fields such as Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (KLEW) and Waterville Regional (KWVL) see movements in the low hundreds. Operators scanning the area for a lightly used field for overflow parking or crew training will find a wide gap between the top three fields and the rest of the list.