Skyhaven Airport (KDAW), New Hampshire
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Skyhaven Airport (KDAW) is a non-towered public field in Rochester, New Hampshire, with a single paved runway. Business aviation traffic is light, consistent with its ops tier 3 classification and FAA TFMSC crossing counts.
Runways
Skyhaven Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,201 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Skyhaven Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7:30am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Skyhaven Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Portsmouth International at Pease (KPSM), 13 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Skyhaven Airport recorded 59 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at KDAW is concentrated in the September period, with a secondary rise in June and August, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 12 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Skyhaven Airport averages 4.5 days above 90°F in July and 29.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81.9°F, and January the coldest, at 32.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Skyhaven Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Ultralight, antique, and no-radio traffic operate in good weather conditions.
For clearance delivery, contact Boston Approach.
Pilot-activated lighting includes ODALS on runway 33, REIL on runway 15, PAPI on runway 33, MIRL on runway 15/33, and the wind cone light, all activated via CTAF.
Runway 33 is designated the calm wind runway.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport after sunset.
Self-service 100LL fuel is available 24 hours with a credit card.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Skyhaven Airport has five airfields within 28 NM. The closest is Skydive New England, 5.45 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KDAW
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KDAW.
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What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Does KDAW have jet fuel available?
Skyhaven Airport (KDAW) stocks only 100LL avgas; no Jet A is available on the field. Self-service 100LL is available 24 hours with a credit card, which suits the piston traffic that makes up most operations here.
Is KDAW a towered airport?
KDAW, also known as Skyhaven Airport, is non-towered. Pilots coordinate on CTAF, which also activates the runway lighting, including ODALS on runway 33 and REIL on runway 15.
Where does KDAW send traffic for customs clearance?
Skyhaven Airport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is Portsmouth International at Pease (KPSM), about 13 nautical miles away.