One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
MHT8.6
PWM8.6
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
MHT7.5+0.1
PWM7.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
MHT7.4+1.0
PWM6.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
MHT7.2+0.2
PWM7.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
MHT7.8+0.6
PWM7.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
MHT2.0
PWM2.0
Best for
MHT
Southern New Hampshire / Merrimack Valley origin and destination trips that can skip LoganDrivers who will use the live $14 Garage while Lots C and D leftover stay closedAmerican, Breeze, Southwest, or United itineraries from one building
PWM
Origin-and-destination trips when you can walk one 12-gate concourseDrivers using the $16 garage or $10 Pink Lot shuttleTravelers who refill at Gate 8 and skip the lounge hunt
Watch out for
MHT
No ticketed-pax lounge and no Priority Pass room — Primary Bank leftover is clients onlyOfficial 11 Feb 2026 leftover still names Avelo and JetBlue; both leftover flights are overDo not book MAN (Manchester UK), BOS, PWM, or PSM / PeaseOfficial dest table is U.S. only; AirNav leftover is a user-fee customs card, not a scheduled international bank
PWM
Booking PDX (Portland, Oregon) by mistakeAssuming Priority Pass, Escape Lounge, or CLEAR exist hereStale Route 5 / 11-gate / Avelo-Frontier guidesOvernighting airside — the checkpoint closes after the last departure
Amenities and tips
MHT
Shipyard / Sam Adams / Queen City$14 Parking GarageStarbucks, Dunkin’, Burger King, HudsonFlyManchester Wi-FiNursing station + observation areaNo passenger lounge
Trust the 2-hour leftover, not the 0–5 minute tile
Official FAQ clock is 2 hours before departure. Ticket counters leftover open about 4:00–4:30 a.m. Homepage leftover on 13 Sep 2026 printed 0–5 min — that is an estimate, not a standing wait.
One civil hall after one screening story
One building. Official leftover security on the second floor. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. Official dining leftover names Gates 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15.
Shipyard landside; Sam Adams, Starbucks, and Queen City after TSA
Official leftover landside kitchen is Shipyard Pub with Costa Coffee in the 2nd-floor atrium. Airside leftover Burger King Gate 8, Starbucks Gate 7, Dunkin’ Gate 15, Sam Adams Café & Pub Gate 5, Sam Adams Meetinghouse Gate 9, Queen City Diner Gate 14, The Local Rustic Market Gate 15.
PWM
Single compact concourseShipyard Brewport + Linda BeanFree Jetport Wi-FiMETRO Route 7No passenger loungeFamily rooms on the concourse
Official ask is 90 minutes — 4:30–7 a.m. is the crush
Official FAQ: arrive at least 1.5 hours before departure. Peaks are 4:30–7:00, 10:00–14:00, and 17:00–19:00.
One hall — Level 3 TSA, Level 2 gates, Level 1 bags
There is no second terminal and no airside hop to invent. Ticketing and baggage claim sit on Level 1; the only TSA checkpoint is on Level 3; the linear concourse is Level 2.
Eat airside — the official kitchen is all past TSA
Official dining: Great American Bagel Gate 4, Shipyard Brewport Gate 5, Starbucks Gate 7, Burger King Gate 9, Linda Bean Maine Lobster Cafe Gate 10.
MHT · MHT is a one-hall New Hampshire field — 2-hour leftover, $14 Garage, five U.S. names, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat the live airlines page as current and the Avelo / JetBlue leftovers as leftover.
PWM · A single compact Maine hall with an ASQ ‘easiest journey’ trophy — undone by zero lounges, no rail, and a winter bank that waits on the inbound airplane.
