Plum Island Airport
2B2 · Newburyport, Massachusetts · Essex County · map
Plum Island Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 11 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 2,300 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Plum Island Airport?
Its FAA code is 2B2.
Where is Plum Island Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 11 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Plum Island Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 2,300 feet long.
Does Plum Island Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Plum Island Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Plum Island Airport?
7 pilot examiners and 24 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Plum Island Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2B2
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to September, every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; October to March, IREG, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,300 × 100 ft | Grass | |
| 10/28 | 2,105 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 14: trees 14 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 32: trees 66 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 10: trees 100 ft high 500 ft from the end
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 300 ft, fence 8 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.4 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Beverly Regional (13 nm south), Lawrence Municipal (13 nm west), Portsmouth International AT Pease (17 nm north), General Edward Lawrence Logan International (27 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Established prior 1959
- No tgls allowed.
- Hne, historic new england inc.
- 4 feet unlit fence crosses runway. Vehicle and equip in the vicinity of runway.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Newburyport from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Newburyport, Massachusetts: 18 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 24 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Jared Patrick Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · North Hampton, NH (11 nm) · (202) 280-3592 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Thresher private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Manchester, NH (28 nm) · (603) 203-0486 · [email protected]
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Bedford, MA (28 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
- Michael Rhodes private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nashua, NH (30 nm) · (603) 759-8300 · [email protected]
- Mark Albert Favolise private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sanford, ME (36 nm) · (207) 432-9866 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Concord Aviation Services · Concord, NH (38 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- James Victor Loranger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Emerson Aviation · Gilford, NH (49 nm) · (207) 839-2443 · [email protected]
All 43 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Newburyport 21 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,648 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2B2.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.