[2] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.

[11] This version of Pan American (also known as "Pan Am III") had its corporate offices located in Portsmouth and in 2001 was operating Boeing 727-200 jet service nonstop and also direct one stop to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida in addition to nonstop flights to Bangor, Maine and Worcester, Massachusetts with direct service also being offered to San Juan, Puerto Rico via Orlando.

[19][20][21] Allegiant Air then returned in October 2013, and currently offers nonstop jet service flown with Airbus aircraft to several destinations.

[2] For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2019, the airport had 98,282 aircraft operations, an average of 269 per day: 68% general aviation, 10% military, 17% air taxi and 4% scheduled commercial.

Improvements included an updated and expanded passenger state-of-the-art holding area with floor-to-ceiling windows providing passengers with vast views of the entire runway, a dedicated baggage screening room with new conveyer belts and an automatic X-ray baggage scanning system for TSA personnel, more expedient and advanced screening capabilities through the addition of a second security station for improved passenger flow, about 4,000 square feet of upgraded concession space with conventional bar and high top table seating, a new gate and second jet bridge to allow seamless processing of two jets coming in and out at the same time if needed, and an indoor service animal relief area (SARA) room.