FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDM |
| Lat/Long: | 42-32-59.6000N / 072-00-57.7000W 42-32.993333N / 072-00.961667W 42.5498889 / -72.0160278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 954 ft. / 290.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1970) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of GARDNER, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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: | 3000 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: | 42-33.231030N | | 42-32.754425N |
| Longitude: | 072-01.048385W | | 072-00.873765W |
| Elevation: | 954.1 ft. | | 923.8 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 106/week * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 22% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 November 2012 | |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Gardner Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 22:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:21:02 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:21:02 |
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| METAR |
KFIT 12nm E | 161452Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM BKN015 BKN040 14/09 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01390089 58008
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KORE 12nm W | 161452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN030 14/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01390089 58010
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KAFN 15nm N | 161452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01220083 56010
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KORH 18nm S | 161354Z 06007KT 10SM OVC005 10/09 A3011 RMK AO2 CIG 003V008 SLP199 T01000094
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KEEN 23nm NW | 161435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN034 12/07 A3010 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 161126Z 1612/1712 02004KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 FM161330 02004KT 3SM BR SCT002 BKN250 FM161500 02004KT P6SM BKN060 FM170000 21004KT P6SM OVC130 FM170900 24006KT 5SM BR BKN010 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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