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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 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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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 09-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset16:1421:14
Evening civil twilight16:4621:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2009 15:03:38
Local (UTC-5)  09-Dec-2009 10:03:38
 
METAR
KFIT 
12nm E 
091452Z AUTO 09005KT 1/4SM +SN FG FEW001 OVC006 00/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP103 P0016 60050 T00001011 58077
KORE 
12nm W 
091452Z AUTO 07006KT 1/2SM SN FG SCT004 OVC013 00/M02 A2975 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP082 P0011 60042 T00001017 58079
KAFN 
15nm N 
091452Z AUTO VRB06KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG BKN003 OVC009 M02/M03 A2977 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP101 P0019 60054 T10171028 58071
KORH 
18nm S 
091454Z 08017G28KT 1/4SM R11/4000V5000FT SN FZFG OVC001 M01/M01 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 09028/1451 PRESFR SLP076 P0014 60049 T10061011 58082
KEEN 
23nm NW 
091455Z AUTO 36004KT 1/4SM OVC006 M01/M02 A2979 RMK AO1 P0004 60009 57068
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
091237Z 0913/1012 08010G14KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG OVC001 TEMPO 0914/0917 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC002 FM091700 07016G28KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM092300 20009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 FM100000 24010KT 1/4SM FG VCSH OVC007 FM100300 25016KT 1SM BR SCT007
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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
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100LL
FS $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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