FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 348 ft. / 106.1 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 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FIT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1350 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN NOT AVAILABLE DURING DALGT IFR CONDITIONS. DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT VASI RY 14; MIRL RY 14/32; REIL RY 32 - 123.0. |
| Landing fee: | yes, CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.175 (978-343-9121) |
| BOSTON APPROACH: | 124.4 [0600-2300 15 MAY-30 SEP; 0600-2200 01 OCT-14 MAY] |
| BOSTON DEPARTURE: | 124.4 [0600-2300 15 MAY-30 SEP; 0600-2200 01 OCT-14 MAY] |
| WX ASOS 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 |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FITCHBURG | | at field | | 365 | | 15W | | FIT | ..-. .. - |
| ORANGE | | 107/23.3 | | 205 | | 15W | | ORE | --- .-. . |
| SHAKER HILL | | 299/26.3 | | 251 | | 16W | | SKR | ... -.- .-. |
| TOPSFIELD | | 280/35.7 | | 269 | | 16W | | TOF | - --- ..-. |
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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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 (3.00 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 RWY 32 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
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. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| 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 FROM THR ON CNTRLN. | | 66 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear RWY 20 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FITCHBURG CITY HALL, 718 MAIN STREET FITCHBURG, MA 01420 Phone 978-345-9550 |
| Manager: | SCOTT ELLIS FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD STREET FITCHBURG, MA 01420 Phone 978-345-9580 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 114 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 102 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 170/day * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 November 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS LAST THIRD OF TWY TO RY 20 UNLIGHTED. |
| - | SFC WINDS LESS THAN 5 KTS; PREFERRED RY 32. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| GRAYM THREE | |
download (233KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (180KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (195KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (178KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bruce Vinal. Courtesy of Aerial Perspectives
Photo taken 08-May-2009
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 08:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:03:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:03:30 |
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| METAR |
| KFIT | 181152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 14/06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01440056 10144 20050 51015
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KASH 17nm NE | 181151Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3031 RMK AO2 51018 T01050044 10105 20050 SLP514
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KORH 18nm S | 181054Z 29006KT 10SM BKN080 13/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP255 T01280033
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KAFN 18nm NW | 181152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 09/06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00940061 10094 20017 51017
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| TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 181122Z 1812/1912 30004KT P6SM BKN080 FM181600 25008KT P6SM SCT080 FM182300 21007KT P6SM BKN100 FM190900 23006KT 2SM BR BKN003 AMD NOT SKED
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KBED 21nm E | 181122Z 1812/1912 00000KT P6SM FEW090 FM181800 12004KT P6SM SCT060 FM182000 12011KT P6SM BKN060 FM190200 16006KT P6SM BKN090 FM191000 18004KT 5SM BR BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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