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Plum Island Airport (2B2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVY), 2B2 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Plum Island Airport in Newburyport, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Plum Island Airport (2B2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newburyport, MA at a field elevation of 11 ft. 2B2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVY, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (10/28, 14/32), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPSM.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVY, 13.1 nm away.

Wind
360° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.47"
Temp / Dew
32°F / 0°C
feels like 27°F

Wind from the north (360°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBVY 281053Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP317 T00001044

What changed at KBVY (nearest station)?

Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2B2

Based on the nearest station (KBVY), 2B2 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately -2,450 ft (field elevation 11 ft). 2B2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPSM, about 17 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
32FAV2 kt head3 kt right
100 kt head4 kt left
280 kt head4 kt right
142 kt tail3 kt left

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2B2 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 10/28
    2,105 × 50 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2B2
    Wind
    10
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    28
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    2,300 × 100 ft · TURF-GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2B2
    Wind
    14
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    32
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

2B2 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2B2

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 97 NM SW of 2B2 · during climb · BCS3
Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 63 NM W of 2B2 · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 78 NM SW of 2B2 · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
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BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 2B2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

32
43%
28
29%
10
16%
14
12%

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Live crosswind meter

2B2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVY, 13 nm away.

N32144 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 56° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Plum Island Airport (2B2) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Apr-Sep Daily 0800-1800 local; Oct-Mar Ireg IREG local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Glider towing
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2B2
City
Newburyport
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
11 ft
Coordinates
42.7959, -70.8412
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBVY
TAF
Nearest KPSM
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
10h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Plum Island Airport (2B2)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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