FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDM |
| Lat/Long: | 42-32-59.5190N / 072-00-57.6790W 42-32.991983N / 072-00.961317W 42.5498664 / -72.0160219 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 955 ft. / 291.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of GARDNER, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 01440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BDR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at FIT (11 nm E): | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
| WX ASOS at ORE (12 nm W): | 135.675 (978-544-6774) |
| WX ASOS at AFN (15 nm N): | 135.875 (603-532-6195) |
| WX ASOS at ORH (18 nm S): | PHONE 508-795-7546 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 123.75/338.2 (GARDNER RCAG).
- CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GDMr097/1.9 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 14W |
| EENr154/19.1 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| CEFr061/31.0 | | WESTOVER VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 14W |
| MHTr251/34.3 | | MANCHESTER VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 15W |
| PUTr002/36.5 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
| BAFr067/38.8 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FITCHBURG | | 285/11.4 | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
| ORANGE | | 110/12.0 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| SHAKER HILL | | 295/37.5 | | 251 | | 16W | | SKR | ... -.- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2999 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-33.230883N | | 42-32.754283N |
| Longitude: | 072-01.048117W | | 072-00.873517W |
| Elevation: | 955.0 ft. | | 924.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 165 true | | 359 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 90 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GARDNER 95 PLEASNT STREET GARDNER, MA 01440 Phone 978-630-4010 |
| Manager: | KEVIN MCCOLE 95 PLEASANT ST. RM 226 GARDNER, MA 01440 Phone 603-490-0367 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 101/week * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 23% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO RADIO A/C ON AND IN VCTNY OF A/P |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFIT - Fitchburg Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
KAFN - Jaffrey Airport-Silver Ranch (15 nm N)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (18 nm S)
0B5 - Turners Falls Airport (23 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Bruce Vinal/Aerial Perspectives
Taken in October 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:16 | | 21:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:47 | | 21:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 16:48:37 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2009 11:48:37 |
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| METAR |
KFIT 12nm E | 291552Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T00941006
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KORE 12nm W | 291552Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM FEW060 08/M01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T00831011
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KAFN 15nm N | 291552Z AUTO 26007KT 230V290 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP106 T00611011
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KORH 18nm S | 291554Z 23009KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP110 T00611011
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KEEN 23nm NW | 291635Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2981 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 291132Z 2912/3012 25010KT P6SM SKC FM291900 24009KT P6SM SCT250 FM300200 23010KT P6SM BKN250 FM300800 23011KT P6SM OVC100
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| NOTAMs |
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