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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: FIT
Lat/Long: 42-33-13.8500N 071-45-33.0260W
42-33.230833N 071-45.550433W
42.5538472,-71.7591739
(estimated)
Elevation: 344.5 ft. / 105.0 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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1346.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - 123.0.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN NOT AVBL DURG DALGT IFR CONDS. Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes, CORPORATE & COML FLTS ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 135.175 (978-343-9121)
BOSTON APPROACH: 124.4
BOSTON DEPARTURE: 124.4
GRAYM STAR: 119.0 124.4
WX AWOS-3PT 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
GDMr102/13.2GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W
MHTr237/25.5MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
BOSr305/36.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr020/36.1PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 42-33.495735N42-32.965892N
Longitude: 071-45.976670W071-45.124270W
Elevation: 344.5 ft.328.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 145 magnetic, 130 true325 magnetic, 310 true
Displaced threshold: 163 ft.300 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4701 LDA:4538TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4838 LDA:4538
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS L & R OF CNTRLN.
4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear42 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FITCHBURG
CITY HALL, 718 MAIN ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-829-1800
Manager: PETER KETTLE
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9580
PKETTLE@FITCHBURGMA.GOV.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 112
Single engine airplanes: 99
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
91% local general aviation
8% transient general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 14 May 2020

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM SIX   download (217KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (241KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (138KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (488KB)

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 Airfield Silver Ranch (19 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0610:06
Sunrise06:3410:34
Sunset19:0923:09
Evening civil twilight19:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 15:25:33
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 11:25:33
 
METAR
KFIT 291452Z AUTO 34011G25KT 10SM FEW050 SCT070 OVC085 06/M03 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP021 60000 T00611028 58016
KASH 
17nm NE 
291456Z 32012KT 10SM OVC044 06/00 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP023 60000 T00560000 58019
KORH 
18nm S 
291454Z 34015G32KT 10SM OVC080 04/M03 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 32032/1451 SLP016 T00441028 58010
KAFN 
18nm NW 
291452Z AUTO 10SM OVC090 05/M04 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP033 T00501039 58010
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
291120Z 2912/3012 33013G23KT P6SM SCT040 OVC070 FM291500 32013G26KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM292100 30015G27KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM300600 29013G21KT P6SM SKC
KBED 
21nm E 
291120Z 2912/3012 33010KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM291300 33009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC045 FM291500 32011G21KT P6SM SCT045 OVC080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
City of Fitchburg (FBO) 978-345-9580
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.42 $6.00 
SS $6.12 --- 
 Updated 20-Mar-2024
 
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SS=Self service
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Twin City Airmotive 978-342-8700
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