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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: FIT
Lat/Long: 42-33-13.8500N 071-45-33.0260W
42-33.230833N 071-45.550433W
42.5538472,-71.7591739
(estimated)
Elevation: 344.5 ft. / 105.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15W (2005)
From city: 3 miles SE of FITCHBURG, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 01453

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: FIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1346.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - 123.0.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN NOT AVBL DURG DALGT IFR CONDS. Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes, CORPORATE & COML FLTS ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 135.175 (978-343-9121)
BOSTON APPROACH: 124.4
BOSTON DEPARTURE: 124.4
GRAYM STAR: 119.0 124.4
WX AWOS-3PT at ASH (17 nm NE): 125.1 (603-578-0473)
WX ASOS at ORH (18 nm S): PHONE 508-795-7546
WX ASOS at AFN (19 nm NW): 135.875 (603-532-6195)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GDMr102/13.2GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W
MHTr237/25.5MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
BOSr305/36.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr020/36.1PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 42-33.495735N42-32.965892N
Longitude: 071-45.976670W071-45.124270W
Elevation: 344.5 ft.328.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 145 magnetic, 130 true325 magnetic, 310 true
Displaced threshold: 163 ft.300 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4701 LDA:4538TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4838 LDA:4538
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS L & R OF CNTRLN.
4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear42 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FITCHBURG
CITY HALL, 718 MAIN ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-829-1800
Manager: PETER KETTLE
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9580
PKETTLE@FITCHBURGMA.GOV.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 112
Single engine airplanes: 99
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
91% local general aviation
8% transient general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 14 May 2020

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM SIX   download (217KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (241KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (138KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (488KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (12 nm SE)
KASH - Boire Field Airport (17 nm NE)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KAFN - Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch (19 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0710:07
Sunrise06:3610:36
Sunset19:0823:08
Evening civil twilight19:3623:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:16:51
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 07:16:51
 
METAR
KFIT 281052Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM RA BR FEW015 BKN047 OVC060 09/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0017 T00890078
KASH 
17nm NE 
281056Z 33003KT 3SM RA BKN004 BKN009 OVC060 08/ A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165 P0015 T0078
KORH 
18nm S 
281101Z 8SM R11/1800VP6000FT -RA BKN039 OVC050 09/08 A2997 RMK AO2 P0001 T00890083 $
KAFN 
18nm NW 
281052Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC060 05/03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP162 P0009 T00500033
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
280537Z 2806/2906 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV003 FM280700 30003KT 3/4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM281000 29003KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM282000 34005KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM290000 34006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC003 FM290500 33010G18KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008
KBED 
21nm E 
280806Z 2808/2906 35004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC004 FM281800 34004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM282100 01004KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC003 FM290400 33007KT 2SM -RA BR OVC003
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
City of Fitchburg (FBO) 978-345-9580
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.42 $6.00 
SS $6.12 --- 
 Updated 20-Mar-2024
 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Twin City Airmotive 978-342-8700
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