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Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY) Aviation Weather: METAR & ATIS

As of 8:53 AM ET, Oct 28, KBVY is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KBVY right now.

Live aviation weather for Beverly Regional Airport in Beverly / Danvers, MA, including METAR, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY) is a regional airport serving Beverly / Danvers, MA at a field elevation of 107 ft. KBVY reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 16/34), the longest 5,001 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
340° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.51"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
feels like 34°F

Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.51 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBVY 281253Z 34004KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP330 T00331022

What changed at KBVY?

Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for KBVY

KBVY is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -2,000 ft (field elevation 107 ft). KBVY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBOS, about 14 nm away.

KBVY by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

78%
of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KBVY reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 262 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 15% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 10% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 7%).

33%
of windy hours favor runway 34

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 34 had the best headwind 33% of the time, runway 27 32%, and winds were calm 15% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

32
snow days a year

Snow fell on about 32 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 4. From December to February KBVY was IFR or worse 14% of the time, against 11% from June to August.

49
fog days a year

Fog was reported on about 49 days a year, and fog or mist on 156. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 14% of hours, against 8% in August.

18%
of hours with gusts

Gusts showed up in 18% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 58 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 8 kt) and August the calmest.

Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
34FAV4 kt head1 kt right
090 kt head4 kt left
270 kt head4 kt right
164 kt tail1 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KBVY 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 09/27
    4,755 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBVY
    Wind
    09
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    27
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    5,001 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBVY
    Wind
    16
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    34
    4 kt headwind · 1 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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KBVY 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 KBVY

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

PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 88 NM SW of KBVY · during climb · BCS3
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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 KBVY · 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.
PIREP0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) · 92 NM SW of KBVY · during climb · A321
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HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 68 NM SW of KBVY · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
Show raw report
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 KBVY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, 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 98%MVFR 2%
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.

34
43%
27
29%
09
15%
16
13%

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Live KBVY Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBVY's own weather station.

N34164 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY) with runway 09/27, 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27, 16/34 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 · Jet A · Jet A+
Attended
Daily 0830-1630 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KBVY
IATA
BVY
FAA LID
BVY
City
Beverly / Danvers
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
107 ft
Coordinates
42.5842, -70.9165
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,001 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBOS
ATIS
119.2 MHz
CTAF
125.2 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 40m

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Historical Flying Weather at KBVY

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KBVY reported VFR conditions during about 78.1% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 262 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 6.8 kt, calm 12.9% of the time.

VFR Score
46
Wind Score
63
Reliability Score
41
National VFR rank
#855 of 1,400
Regional rank
#30
State rank
#9
Full historical breakdown
Daylight VFR
78.1%
MVFR
9.4%
IFR
6.3%
LIFR
6.2%
Est. VFR days/yr
262
Most VFR month
August
Fewest VFR month
December
Median ceiling
3,300 ft
Median visibility
10 sm
Calm wind
12.9%
Median wind
6 kt
Gusty hours
17.7%
Crosswind >15 kt
0.1%
Fog/mist days/yr
156
Thunderstorm days/yr
19
Summer density alt
1,243 ft

Flight category by month

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
KBVY monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
MonthVFR %MVFR %IFR %LIFR %
Jan76.310.46.96.4
Feb77.68.97.06.5
Mar78.88.76.46.2
Apr78.09.46.56.1
May75.78.67.97.8
Jun76.29.47.07.5
Jul80.69.35.24.8
Aug83.68.04.24.1
Sep80.28.84.76.3
Oct75.810.87.26.2
Nov81.18.85.15.0
Dec74.011.07.67.3

Average wind by month

059JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
KBVY average wind by month, 2006–2025
MonthMean wind (kt)
Jan7.7 kt
Feb7.8 kt
Mar8.3 kt
Apr7.8 kt
May6.8 kt
Jun6.1 kt
Jul5.6 kt
Aug5.4 kt
Sep5.5 kt
Oct6.1 kt
Nov6.9 kt
Dec7.2 kt

Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.

KBVY airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Beverly Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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