FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 |
| 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): | 119.2 (978-921-5042) |
| WX ASOS at LWM (13 nm W): | PHONE 978-687-8017 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BOSr030/27.1 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
| ENEr212/39.1 | | KENNEBUNK VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 17W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROLLINS | | 197/25.5 | | 260 | | 16W | | ESG | . ... --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.711833N | | 42-47.731000N |
| Longitude: | 070-50.601833W | | 070-50.132000W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 087 true | | 283 magnetic, 267 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. both sides of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway, 55 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT UNLIT FENCE CROSSES RWY. VEHICLE AND EQUIP INVOF RWY. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2300 x 100 ft. / 701 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 66 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
HNE, HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND INC. |
| Owner: | SPNEA
141 CAMBRIDGE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02114
Phone 617-227-3956 |
| Manager: | STEPHEN NOYES/RICHARD COPITHORNE
24 PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE
NEWBURY, MA 01951
Phone 978-463-4222 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TGLS ALLOWED. |
| - | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552. |
| - | CTC MGR FOR ALL ARPT USE REQS. OWNER DOES NOT OVERSEE OPS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2B2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBVY - Beverly Regional Airport (13 nm S)
KLWM - Lawrence Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KPSM - Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (17 nm N)
3B4 - Seacoast Airfield (21 nm N)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (27 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Capt. WF Sorenson, Jr.
Photo taken 02-Jul-2020
from 3500 feet looking southwest.
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Times for 28-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 16:11 | | 21:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:42 | | 21:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2025 01:22:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Nov-2025 20:22:03 |
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| METAR |
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KBVY
13nm S | 290053Z 25011G17KT 10SM CLR 01/M05 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T00111050
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KLWM
14nm W | 290054Z 25012G20KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00111044
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KPSM
16nm N | 290055Z 23009KT 10SM FEW070 01/M04 A2982 RMK AO2A SLP102 T00101042
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KPSM
16nm N | 282059Z 2821/2918 26013G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN080 FM282200 26011G18KT P6SM SCT045 SCT200 FM291400 28013G24KT P6SM FEW040
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