FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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 |
GDMr102/13.2 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
MHTr237/25.5 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
BOSr305/36.0 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
PUTr020/36.1 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 42-33.495735N | | 42-32.965892N |
Longitude: | 071-45.976670W | | 071-45.124270W |
Elevation: | 344.5 ft. | | 328.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 145 magnetic, 130 true | | 325 magnetic, 310 true |
Displaced threshold: | 163 ft. | | 300 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4701 LDA:4538 | | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4838 LDA:4538 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 42 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: | | 100 | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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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. |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
GRAYM SIX | |
download (240KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (240KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Barry Turner
Photo taken 01-Oct-2017
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fitchburg Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:41 | | 08:41 |
Sunrise | | 05:15 | | 09:15 |
Sunset | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2023 05:07:19 |
Local (UTC-4) | 29-May-2023 01:07:19 |
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METAR |
KFIT | 290452Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01940089 403220144
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KASH 17nm NE | 290456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01670144 403220106
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KORH 18nm S | 290454Z 29010KT CLR 18/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830083 402830139 $
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KAFN 18nm NW | 290452Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01500117 403110100 $
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TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 281720Z 2818/2918 25009KT P6SM SKC FM290800 02009KT P6SM FEW250 FM291100 05010G23KT P6SM FEW040 FM291700 08010G18KT P6SM FEW040
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KBED 21nm E | 281720Z 2818/2918 24011G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM282100 25010KT P6SM SKC FM290600 30003KT P6SM SKC FM290800 04005KT P6SM FEW250 FM291100 05008KT P6SM FEW050
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NOTAMs |
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