FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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).
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: | 150 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 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: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 August 2011 | |
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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (87KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bruce Vinal, Aerial Perspectives
Photo taken 27-Aug-2010
looking North.
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Times for 04-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 06:06:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2012 01:06:56 |
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| METAR |
KFIT 12nm E | 040552Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T10061067 10017 21006 56015
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KORE 12nm W | 040552Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 OVC065 M02/M05 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10171050 10006 21022 56015
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KAFN 15nm N | 040552Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT028 M01/M05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP240 T10061050 10006 21006 57015
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KORH 18nm S | 040454Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM OVC036 00/M07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00001072 400221072
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KEEN 23nm NW | 040535Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT035 SCT070 M01/M06 A3023 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 040537Z 0406/0506 26008KT P6SM OVC035 FM041100 27009KT P6SM BKN035 FM041300 29009KT P6SM SCT035 FM041800 30011G20KT P6SM FEW200 FM042200 31005KT P6SM FEW200 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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