FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 JANUARY 2020
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| GDMr102/13.2 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| MHTr237/25.5 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| EENr136/27.6 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| LWMr264/31.4 | | LAWRENCE VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 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 |
| 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-33.463913N | | 42-33.001672N |
| Longitude: | 071-45.926010W | | 071-45.140065W |
| Elevation: | 340.1 ft. | | 328.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 129 true | | 324 magnetic, 309 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 242 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | 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 |
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 |
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| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-32.980238N | | 42-33.551512N |
| Longitude: | 071-45.597777W | | 071-45.488907W |
| Elevation: | 330.2 ft. | | 347.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 008 true | | 203 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 567 ft. | | 459 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | | 112 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 100 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| 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 30 January 2020 at 0901Z to 27 Feburary 2020 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| GRAYM SIX | |
download (224KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (188KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 |
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Times for 21-Feb-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2020 00:05:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Feb-2020 19:05:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KFIT | 212352Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M03/M16 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP275 T10281156 10000 21028 56007
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KASH
17nm NE | 212356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP276 T10441117 11006 21044 56007
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KORH
18nm S | 212354Z 23008KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP276 T10441172 11022 21050 56006
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KAFN
18nm NW | 212352Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR M05/M17 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10501172 11022 21050 56008
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KORH
18nm S | 212102Z 2121/2218 28009KT P6SM SKC FM212300 24004KT P6SM SKC FM221300 26009G18KT P6SM SKC
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KBED
21nm E | 212102Z 2121/2218 25005KT P6SM SKC FM220000 22003KT P6SM SKC FM221400 25007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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