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 |
| GDMr097/1.9 | | 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: | 120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 90 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 |
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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 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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Photo by Bruce Vinal/Aerial Perspectives
Taken in October 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 16:14 | | 21:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:46 | | 21:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 15:03:38 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Dec-2009 10:03:38 |
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| METAR |
KFIT 12nm E | 091452Z AUTO 09005KT 1/4SM +SN FG FEW001 OVC006 00/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP103 P0016 60050 T00001011 58077
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KORE 12nm W | 091452Z AUTO 07006KT 1/2SM SN FG SCT004 OVC013 00/M02 A2975 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP082 P0011 60042 T00001017 58079
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KAFN 15nm N | 091452Z AUTO VRB06KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG BKN003 OVC009 M02/M03 A2977 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP101 P0019 60054 T10171028 58071
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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
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KEEN 23nm NW | 091455Z AUTO 36004KT 1/4SM OVC006 M01/M02 A2979 RMK AO1 P0004 60009 57068
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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