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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

GOING TO FITCHBURG?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 SEPTEMBER 2019

Location

FAA Identifier: FIT
Lat/Long: 42-33-14.8000N 071-45-32.3000W
42-33.246667N 071-45.538333W
42.5541111,-71.7589722
(estimated)
Elevation: 347.5 ft. / 105.9 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: APR-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-MAR 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1349.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 32; VASI RWY 14; 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/DME110.6014W
MHTr237/25.5MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
EENr136/27.6KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
LWMr264/31.4LAWRENCE VOR/DME112.5015W
BOSr305/36.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr020/36.1PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHAKER HILL299/26.325116WSKR ... -.- .-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4510 x 100 ft. / 1375 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 42-33.463913N42-33.001672N
Longitude: 071-45.926010W071-45.140065W
Elevation: 340.1 ft.328.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 144 magnetic, 129 true324 magnetic, 309 true
Displaced threshold: no242 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
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

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3504 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 42-32.980238N42-33.551512N
Longitude: 071-45.597777W071-45.488907W
Elevation: 330.2 ft.347.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 008 true203 magnetic, 188 true
Displaced threshold: 567 ft.459 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 452 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
5 FT DIKE 40 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN.		66 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FITCHBURG
CITY HALL, 718 MAIN STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone (978) 829-1800
Manager: SCOTT ELLIS
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 117
Single engine airplanes: 105
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 168/day *
65% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 21 February 2017

Additional Remarks

- TWY LGTS LAST THIRD OF TWY TO RWY 20 UNLGTD.
- SFC WINDS LESS THAN 5 KTS, PREFERRED RWY 32.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT: RWY 20 TURN TO HDG 140 AFT TKOF AVOID OVERFLYING HOSPITAL. NOISE ABATEMENT: RWY 32 MNTN RWY HDG TO 1350 FT MSL THEN TURN ON CRS . OPNS ON GRASS WEST OF RWY 14-32 AT PILOTS DISCRETION. AREA NOT MNTND AS A RWY. ARPT FUEL NOT AVBL ON THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS. PLEASE CHECK NOTAMS.
- COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -25C.

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 12 September 2019 at 0901Z to 10 October 2019 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM SIX   download (224KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (190KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (178KB)

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 Airport-Silver Ranch (19 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Sep-2019
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0710:07
Sunrise06:3510:35
Sunset18:4422:44
Evening civil twilight19:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Sep-2019 09:17:28
Local (UTC-4)  22-Sep-2019 05:17:28
 
METAR
KFIT 220852Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01280117 56005
KASH 
17nm NE 		220856Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN002 13/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01280128 55004
KORH 
18nm S 		220854Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01670122 56007
KAFN 
18nm NW 		220852Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01110100 56007
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 		220530Z 2206/2306 24008KT P6SM SKC FM230100 23010KT P6SM FEW250
KBED 
21nm E 		220530Z 2206/2306 00000KT P6SM SKC FM220800 00000KT P6SM FEW003 FM221200 22003KT P6SM FEW003 FM221400 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM230300 22006KT P6SM FEW150
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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 $5.59 $4.39 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
US Sky Signs 978-343-8700
[web site]
[email]		 Aerial photography, Other business

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Twin City Airmotive 978-342-8700
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