Plum Island Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 42-47-43.3000N (42.795361)
Longitude: 
 070-50-22.0000W (-70.839444)
Elevation: 
 11.0 feet MSL (3 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Newburyport, Massachusetts
Found On: 
 New York Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
STEPHEN NOYES/RICHARD COPITHORNE
24 PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE
NEWBURY, MA 01951
978-463-4222		 SPNEA
141 CAMBRIDGE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02114
617-227-3956

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
APR-SEP/ALL/0800-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1011 feet (308 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BDR
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
Approach:  BOSTON
124.4
124.4
Departure:  BOSTON
124.4
124.4

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 978
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Bridgeport(BDR)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 2B2

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    10.0 Hampton Airfield Airport
    (7B3)    		 2 16 100LL, MOGAS
    13.1 Beverly Regional Airport
    (BVY KBVY BVY)    		 194 208 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    13.4 Lawrence Municipal Airport
    (LWM KLWM LWM)    		 249 263 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    27.0 General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
    (BOS KBOS BOS)    		 195 209 100LL, Jet A
    27.5 Manchester Boston Regional Airport
    (MHT KMHT MHT)    		 287 301 100LL, Jet A
    27.8 Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport
    (BED KBED BED)    		 225 239 100LL, Jet A
    29.6 Skyhaven Airport
    (KDAW DAW)    		 352 366 100LL
    29.7 Boire Field Airport
    (ASH KASH ASH)    		 268 282 100LL, Jet A-1+
    36.1 Minute Man Air Field Airport
    (6B6)    		 236 250 100LL
    36.4 Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
    (SFM KSFM SFM)    		 9 23 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    38.0 Concord Municipal Airport
    (CON KCON CON)    		 310 324 100LL, Jet A
    39.2 Norwood Meml Airport
    (OWD KOWD OWD)    		 202 216 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    42.5 Marshfield Municipal - George Harlow Field Airport
    (KGHG GHG)    		 169 183 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    43.1 Fitchburg Municipal Airport
    (KFIT FIT)    		 250 264 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    43.2 Biddeford Municipal Airport
    (B19)    		 21 35 100LL
    47.6 Sterling Airport
    (3B3)    		 242 256 100LL
    50.2 Mansfield Municipal Airport
    (1B9)    		 198 212 100LL
    50.9 Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
    (1B6)    		 215 229 100LL
    51.2 Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport
    (AFN KAFN AFN)    		 271 285 100LL
    51.3 Provincetown Municipal Airport
    (PVC KPVC PVC)    		 147 161 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A10 HNE, HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND INC.
    A110-1 NO TGLS ALLOWED.
    A110-2 WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552.
    A110-4 CTC MGR FOR ALL ARPT USE REQS. OWNER DOES NOT OVERSEE OPS.
    A58-28 4 FT UNLIT FENCE CROSSES RWY. VEHICLE AND EQUIP INVOF RWY.
    E111 ESTAB PRIOR 1959

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 10/28
    14/32
    Longest Runway: 14/32 is 2300 ft (701 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    2B2 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 10/28  2105 ft x 50 ft (642 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 10/18/2001
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  8.0

    Runway 10

    Runway 28
    Latitude: 
    		 42-47-42.7100N 42-47-43.8600N
    Longitude: 
    		 070-50-36.1100W 070-50-07.9200W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 087 267
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES FENCE
    Object Height: 
    		 100 8
    Distance from End: 
    		 500 300
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 100 ft. left and right of centerline 55 ft. left and right of centerline
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 300
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 42-47-43.7000N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 070-50-11.9400W

    Runway 14/32  2300 ft x 100 ft (701 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 04/25/2007
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 14

    Runway 32
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 14 66
    Distance from End: 
    		 200 400
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 100 ft. left and right of centerline 55 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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