FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 |
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| 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| GRAYM SIX | |
download (217KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (241KB) |
| 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 |
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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 |
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Times for 03-Mar-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Mar-2025 15:28:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Mar-2025 10:28:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KFIT | 031452Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR M07/M18 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP244 T10671178 50002
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KASH
17nm NE | 031456Z 32008KT 10SM CLR M07/M18 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 T10721183 50002
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KORH
18nm S | 031454Z 32010KT 10SM CLR M09/M20 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP235 T10891200 50006
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KAFN
18nm NW | 031452Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR M09/M20 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP239 T10891200 50005
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KORH
18nm S | 031120Z 0312/0412 31007KT P6SM FEW140 FM040200 28004KT P6SM FEW200 FM040700 23005KT P6SM SCT200
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KBED
21nm E | 031120Z 0312/0412 31005KT P6SM FEW150 FM040000 28003KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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