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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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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
GDMr102/13.2GARDNER 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 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: 100
Single engine airplanes: 90
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 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.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-May-2023
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4108:41
Sunrise05:1509:15
Sunset20:1400:14
Evening civil twilight20:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-May-2023 05:07:19
Local (UTC-4)  29-May-2023 01:07:19
 
METAR
KFIT 290452Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01940089 403220144
KASH 
17nm NE 		290456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01670144 403220106
KORH 
18nm S 		290454Z 29010KT CLR 18/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830083 402830139 $
KAFN 
18nm NW 		290452Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01500117 403110100 $
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 		281720Z 2818/2918 25009KT P6SM SKC FM290800 02009KT P6SM FEW250 FM291100 05010G23KT P6SM FEW040 FM291700 08010G18KT P6SM FEW040
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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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 $6.86 $6.50 
SS $6.56 --- 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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