Active Matter Key Locations Guide: Best Loot Spots
Airport Hangar 8A key access, the changed Key Fusion recipe and practical checks before a key run. Exact current drop locations remain unverified.
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Airport Hangar 8A: the confirmed access change
You now need a key to enter Hangar 8A in the Airport raid. The September 26 update sealed the hole in the wall that previously allowed entry. An older video using that gap is no longer a valid route.
Door / area
Confirmed requirement
Still needs current in-game evidence
Airport — Hangar 8A interior
Key required; wall-hole bypass closed
Exact key item name, acquisition conditions, drop point, door screenshot and current loot
The official note identifies the hangar and access restriction, but does not list the key’s spawn location or guarantee a reward. This guide therefore cannot supply a verified coordinate or a guaranteed farming route. Check the key’s item description and the door prompt before using it; do not spend resources based solely on a similarly named key in an older guide.
How to check the current Key recipe
The September 30 update changed the components required for the Key Fusion recipe. The old Black Milk cassette and fuse list is not a verified current recipe. Open the Fusion tab in the Workshop, inspect Key, and use the ingredients, quantities and unlock condition displayed in your client. Fusion has had a separate Workshop tab since September 26.
Before crafting, check what the recipe actually produces and whether that item matches the intended door. A generic recipe name does not establish that it makes a particular hangar key, and the official change note does not establish a universal use count for every key.
Planning a useful key run
Match the item description to the map, raid variant and door you intend to visit.
Check your active Investigation or contract for prerequisites. Since the October 5 update, hovering a contract in the map list highlights its icons and zones; this helps with contract destinations, not with unmarked key drops.
Plan extraction before entering the locked area. Stationary exits in Headquarters, Airport and Downtown were moved closer to buildings and given more cover on October 5; use the current map rather than an old marker.
Reserve space for the item you actually need. Compare value against volume and carry medical supplies and enough ammunition for the return trip.
The earlier Factory Hangar 17/18 and Military Base armory table did not include current door or drop evidence. It is not retained as a guaranteed key-location list. This does not establish that those items or doors are absent from the game; their exact relationship still needs current screenshots.
FAQ
Can I still enter Airport Hangar 8A through the wall?
No. The September 26 official update closed that passage and made interior access key-gated.
Where does the Hangar 8A key drop?
The official patch note does not give a drop location. A verified current pickup point and route screenshot are still missing; no guaranteed source is claimed here.
Can I use the old cassette-and-fuse recipe?
Do not assume it is current. Key ingredients changed on September 30. Read the current Workshop Fusion recipe before collecting materials.
Are all keys single-use?
A universal use-count rule has not been verified here. Check the description and remaining uses of the specific item instead of applying one rule to every access item.
