FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
GDMr102/13.2 | | GARDNER VOR/DME | | 116.95 | | 14W |
BOSr305/36.0 | | BOSTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 16W |
PUTr020/36.1 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
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/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 41.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 42-33.495735N | | 42-32.965892N |
Longitude: | 071-45.976670W | | 071-45.124270W |
Elevation: | 344.5 ft. | | 328.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 145 magnetic, 130 true | | 325 magnetic, 310 true |
Displaced threshold: | 163 ft. | | 300 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4701 LDA:4538 | | TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:4838 LDA:4538 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 42 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. |
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. |
- | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA: DEP ACFT CLIMB TO TPA BFR TURNING CROSSWIND. |
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
GRAYM SIX | |
download (216KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (237KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (240KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (533KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Barry Turner
Photo taken 01-Oct-2017
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fitchburg Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Jan-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
Sunset | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jan-2025 15:26:28 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jan-2025 10:26:28 |
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METAR |
KFIT | 301452Z AUTO 27010G18KT 10SM CLR M06/M17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP203 T10611167 51023
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KASH 17nm NE | 301456Z 28010G19KT 10SM CLR M07/M17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T10671172 51021
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KORH 18nm S | 301454Z 27017G26KT 10SM CLR M07/M19 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 28031/1438 SLP192 T10721189 51020
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KAFN 18nm NW | 301452Z AUTO 29010G18KT 230V310 10SM CLR M09/M19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP198 T10891194 51024
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TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 301120Z 3012/3112 30013G26KT P6SM FEW250 FM302200 28007KT P6SM FEW250 FM310800 22012G20KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/22040KT
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KBED 21nm E | 301120Z 3012/3112 28011G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM302200 28005KT P6SM FEW250 FM310900 20007KT P6SM FEW200 WS020/21035KT
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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