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2B2 Plum Island Airport
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 VORTAC117.1017W

 
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 OUTLINED WITH REFLECTORS.
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: 75 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear8 ft. fence, 310 ft. from runway, 55 ft. both sides of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2300 x 100 ft. / 701 x 30 m
Surface: turf/gravel
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear40 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 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: STEPHEN S. NOYES
24 PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE
NEWBURY, MA 01951
Phone 978-463-4222

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/week *
71% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 June 2009

Additional Remarks

NO TOUCH & GO ALLOWED.
ULTRALIGHT PATTERN ALTITUDE 400 FT AGL.

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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Aerial photo of 2B2 (Plum Island Airport)
Photo taken 18-May-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5910:59
Sunrise06:2911:29
Sunset16:2621:26
Evening civil twilight16:5621:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 20:43:44
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 15:43:44
 
METAR
KBVY 
13nm S 
091953Z 21008KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02060028
KLWM 
14nm W 
091954Z 21007G14KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02000017
KPSM 
16nm N 
091955Z 20009G15KT 10SM BKN250 20/02 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP224 T02030016
TAF
KPSM 
16nm N 
091720Z 0918/1018 22010KT P6SM SCT250 FM100000 23005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM100700 26004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM101200 30004KT P6SM BKN250
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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 $4.10 
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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 19.1 109-169
ESSEX STREET INN NEWBURYPORT 1.9 122-135
 

Other hotels near Plum Island Airport

Miles Price ($)
BLUE THE INN ON THE BEACH 1.6 345-445
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT AMESBURY 4.9 169-170

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
14 in Portsmouth, NH
 

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