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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 NOVEMBER 2021

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: APR-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-MAR 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/DME110.6014W
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
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.
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 STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone (978) 829-1800
Manager: PETER KETTLE
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9580
PKETTLE@FITCHBURGMA.GOV

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 96
Single engine airplanes: 85
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
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.

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 04 November 2021 at 0901Z to 02 December 2021 at 0900z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM SIX   download (240KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (231KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (219KB)
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/Silver Ranch Airport (19 nm NW)
  
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From to KFIT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2021
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5711:57
Sunset16:1421:14
Evening civil twilight16:4621:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2021 15:14:48
Local (UTC-5)  30-Nov-2021 10:14:48
 
METAR
KFIT 301452Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00061094 51002
KASH 
17nm NE 		301456Z 28005KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP154 T10061083 55000
KORH 
18nm S 		301454Z 25009KT 10SM CLR M02/M08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP149 T10171083 51008
KAFN 
18nm NW 		301452Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP148 T10281089 53001
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 		301139Z 3012/0112 28012KT P6SM SKC FM301700 25010G17KT P6SM BKN150 FM302000 25008KT P6SM OVC100 FM010200 24007KT P6SM BKN080
KBED 
21nm E 		301139Z 3012/0112 26008KT P6SM SKC FM301700 26010G16KT P6SM BKN150 FM302100 23006KT P6SM OVC070
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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 $5.98 $4.50 
SS $5.58 --- 
 Updated 19-Nov-2021
  
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SS=Self service
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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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