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2B2 Plum Island Airport
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 2B2
Lat/Long: 42-47-43.3000N / 070-50-22.0000W
42-47.721667N / 070-50.366667W
42.7953611 / -70.8394444
(estimated)
Elevation: 11 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of NEWBURYPORT, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 01951

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-SEP 0800-1800, OCT-MAR IREG IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
BOSTON APPROACH: 124.4
BOSTON DEPARTURE: 124.4
WX ASOS at BVY (13 nm S): PHONE 978-921-5042
WX ASOS at LWM (13 nm W): 126.75 (978-687-8017)
  • CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT RADIO (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LWMr089/11.7LAWRENCE VOR/DME112.5015W
PSMr197/17.3PEASE VOR/DME116.5016W
MHTr116/23.7MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
BOSr030/27.1BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
ENEr212/39.1KENNEBUNK VOR/DME117.1017W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TOPSFIELD042/11.826916WTOF - --- ..-.
SHAKER HILL052/25.325116WSKR ... -.- .-.
ROLLINS197/25.526016WESG . ... --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2105 x 50 ft. / 642 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge markings: RY 10/28 TWO REFLECTORS ON EACH APCH END.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 42-47.711833N42-47.731000N
Longitude: 070-50.601833W070-50.132000W
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. both sides of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear8 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway, 55 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT UNLIT FENCE CROSSES RY. VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT INVOF RY.

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2300 x 100 ft. / 701 x 30 m
Surface: turf/gravel
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 14 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear66 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SPNEA
HARRISON GRAY OTIS HOUSE,, 141 CAMBRIDGE ST.
BOSTON, MA 02114
Phone 617-227-3956
SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES.
Manager: RICHARD COPITHORNE
24 PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE
NEWBURY, MA 01951
Phone 978-463-4222

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 56/week *
68% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 07 September 2012

Additional Remarks

NO TOUCH & GO ALLOWED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2B2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBVY - Beverly Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KLWM - Lawrence Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KPSM - Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (17 nm N)
3B4 - Littlebrook Air Park (21 nm N)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (27 nm S)
 
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Area around 2B2 (Plum Island Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 2B2 (Plum Island Airport)
Photo by Dick Bicknell
Taken in August 2009

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3010:30
Sunrise06:5910:59
Sunset17:5921:59
Evening civil twilight18:2822:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 16:23:27
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 12:23:27
 
METAR
KBVY 
13nm S 
161353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW008 BKN120 13/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01330117
KLWM 
14nm W 
161354Z 06003KT 10SM BKN006 13/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01330106
KPSM 
16nm N 
161358Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT012 14/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01350108
TAF
KPSM 
16nm N 
161407Z 1614/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SCT012 BKN025 TEMPO 1614/1618 BKN006 OVC015 FM170300 09005KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Plum Island Aerodrome Inc. 978-463-4222
no information available

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100LL
FS $6.40 
 Updated 23-Sep-2013
 
   4 read write
FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Plum Island Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Plum Island Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 2B2 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT PORTSMOUTH-SEACOAST 19.1 149-150
 

Other hotels near Plum Island Airport

Miles Price ($)
BLUE THE INN ON THE BEACH 1.6 345-445
GARRISON INN 2.0 
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT AMESBURY 4.9 129-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Plum Island Airport

1 in Newbury
1 in Amesbury
2 in Haverhill
8 in Danvers
1 in Beverly
7 in Andover
4 in Salem, NH
6 in Peabody
15 in Portsmouth, NH
 

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