37 public-use fields

Massachusetts Airport Density Altitude

Massachusetts has 37 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
KPSF — Pittsfield Municipal Pittsfield 1,189 ft 2,777 ft July
KGDM — Gardner Municipal Gardner 954 ft 2,633 ft July
60M — Spencer Spencer 1,043 ft 2,630 ft July
KORH — Worcester Regional Worcester 1,009 ft 2,589 ft July
KGBR — Great Barrington Great Barrington 739 ft 2,458 ft July
KORE — Orange Municipal Orange 556 ft 2,277 ft July
3B0 — Southbridge Municipal Southbridge 699 ft 2,272 ft July
KAQW — Harriman-And-West North Adams 654 ft 2,223 ft July
3B3 — Sterling Sterling 459 ft 2,141 ft July
6B6 — Minute Man Air Field Stow 280 ft 2,138 ft July
KBAF — Westfield-Barnes Regional Westfield/Springfield 270 ft 2,003 ft July
KFIT — Fitchburg Municipal Fitchburg 345 ft 2,001 ft July
1B6 — Hopedale Industrial Park Hopedale 269 ft 1,977 ft July
0B5 — Turners Falls Montague 359 ft 1,975 ft July
KCEF — Westover Arb/Metro Springfield/Chicopee 241 ft 1,967 ft July
KBED — Laurence G Hanscom Field Bedford 132 ft 1,847 ft July
KOWD — Norwood Meml Norwood 49 ft 1,782 ft July
KLWM — Lawrence Municipal Lawrence 148 ft 1,748 ft July
1M8 — Myricks Berkley 73 ft 1,719 ft July
7B2 — Northampton Northampton 121 ft 1,709 ft July
28M — Cranland Hanson 71 ft 1,704 ft July
KPYM — Plymouth Municipal Plymouth 148 ft 1,680 ft July
KTAN — Taunton Municipal/King Field Taunton 41 ft 1,680 ft July
1B9 — Mansfield Municipal Mansfield 123 ft 1,674 ft July
KGHG — Marshfield Municipal - George Harlow Field Marshfield 9 ft 1,628 ft July
KPVC — Provincetown Municipal Provincetown 8 ft 1,627 ft July
KEWB — New Bedford Regional New Bedford 79 ft 1,620 ft July
KBVY — Beverly Regional Beverly 107 ft 1,611 ft July
2B2 — Plum Island Newburyport 11 ft 1,575 ft July
KBOS — General Edward Lawrence Logan International Boston 19 ft 1,522 ft July
KHYA — Cape Cod Gateway Hyannis 54 ft 1,484 ft July
1B2 — Katama Airpark Edgartown 18 ft 1,415 ft July
KMVY — Martha'S Vineyard Vineyard Haven 67 ft 1,393 ft July
5B6 — Falmouth Airpark Falmouth 41 ft 1,368 ft July
KCQX — Chatham Municipal Chatham 64 ft 1,364 ft July
2B1 — Cape Cod Marston Mills 103 ft 1,311 ft July
KACK — Nantucket Meml Nantucket 47 ft 1,154 ft August

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Massachusetts airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Pittsfield Municipal (KPSF) tops the list: from 1,189 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 2,777 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Massachusetts?

Pittsfield Municipal (KPSF) at 1,189 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.