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KGDM Gardner Municipal Airport
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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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
GDMr097/1.9GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
EENr154/19.1KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
CEFr061/31.0WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
MHTr251/34.3MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
PUTr002/36.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
BAFr067/38.8BARNES VORTAC113.0014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FITCHBURG285/11.436515WFIT ..-. .. -
ORANGE110/12.020515WORE --- .-. .
SHAKER HILL295/37.525116WSKR ... -.- .-.

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: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-33.230883N42-32.754283N
Longitude: 072-01.048117W072-00.873517W
Elevation: 955.0 ft.924.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 165 true359 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear90 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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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Area around KGDM (Gardner Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KGDM (Gardner Municipal Airport)
Photo by Bruce Vinal/Aerial Perspectives
Taken in October 2008

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Sectional chart
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From to KGDM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset16:3221:32
Evening civil twilight17:0222:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 08:49:29
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 03:49:29
 
METAR
KFIT 
12nm E 
080752Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00890028
KORE 
12nm W 
080752Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM OVC070 08/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00780022
KAFN 
15nm N 
080752Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN075 05/01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00500011
KORH 
18nm S 
080754Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM SCT060 06/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00560028
KEEN 
23nm NW 
080835Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3008 RMK AO1
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
080536Z 0806/0906 22012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM081200 24008KT P6SM SCT250 FM081500 29012KT P6SM SKC FM082100 26007KT P6SM SKC FM090300 25005KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Gardner Aviation Services, Inc. 978-821-2803
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$4.55 
 Updated 09-Sep-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Gardner Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 GARDNER MA 2.1 76-89
COLONIAL HOTEL 3.6 117-141
RODEWAY INN WESTMINSTER 5.7 65-99

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Gardner Municipal Airport

2 in Gardner
1 in Fitchburg
2 in Leominster
1 in West Boylston
1 in Ayer
 

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