KPSM · Portsmouth International Airport at Pease

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
100
Elevation ft
1
Runway
11,321
Longest ft · 16/34
43.08N
70.82W

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease serves Portsmouth, New Hampshire at 100 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 11,321 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
16/3411,321 × 150 ftasphalt (PEM)lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 100 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)100 ft2,458 ft2,121 ft3,181 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,300 ft2,692 ft2,247 ft3,371 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,500 ft2,926 ft2,374 ft3,561 ft
35°C afternoon2,524 ft2,930 ft2,376 ft3,564 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 11,321 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,564 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPSM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KSFM
Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
20 nm N6,389 ft
KLWM
Lawrence Municipal Airport
25 nm SW5,001 ft
KMHT
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
28 nm W9,250 ft
KBVY
Beverly Regional Airport
30 nm S5,001 ft
KCON
Concord Municipal Airport
31 nm W6,005 ft
KASH
Nashua Airport / Boire Field
35 nm SW6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPSM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPSM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KPSM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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