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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FIT
Lat/Long: 42-33-14.8000N / 071-45-32.3000W
42-33.246667N / 071-45.538333W
42.5541111 / -71.7589722
(estimated)
Elevation: 348 ft. / 106.1 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
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1350 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT VASI RY 14; MIRL RY 14/32; REIL RY 32 - 123.0.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN NOT AVAILABLE DURING DALGT IFR CONDITIONS.
Landing fee: yes, CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 135.175 (978-343-9121)
BOSTON APPROACH: 124.4 [0600-2300 15 MAY-30 SEP; 0600-2200 01 OCT-14 MAY]
BOSTON DEPARTURE: 124.4 [0600-2300 15 MAY-30 SEP; 0600-2200 01 OCT-14 MAY]
WX ASOS 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)
  • CLNC DLVY THRU BRIDGEPORT FSS (BDR) 1-866-293-5149.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GDMr102/13.2GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
MHTr237/25.5MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
EENr136/27.6KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
LWMr264/31.4LAWRENCE VOR/DME112.5015W
BOSr305/36.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr020/36.1PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FITCHBURGat field36515WFIT ..-. .. -
ORANGE107/23.320515WORE --- .-. .
DERRY236/24.833816WDRY -.. .-. -.--
SHAKER HILL299/26.325116WSKR ... -.- .-.
TOPSFIELD280/35.726916WTOF - --- ..-.
CENTRAL358/40.024115WSFZ ... ..-. --..

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4510 x 100 ft. / 1375 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 42-33.463913N42-33.001672N
Longitude: 071-45.926010W071-45.140065W
Elevation: 340.1 ft.328.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 144 magnetic, 129 true324 magnetic, 309 true
Displaced threshold: no242 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RWY 32 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3504 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 41.0
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 42-32.980238N42-33.551512N
Longitude: 071-45.597777W071-45.488907W
Elevation: 330.2 ft.347.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 008 true203 magnetic, 188 true
Displaced threshold: 567 ft.459 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 28 ft. trees, 452 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
ADDNL OBST +70 FT BLDG 300 FT FM THR 50 FT L OF CNTRLN.
RWY 02 APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
5 FT DIKE 40 FT FROM THR ON CNTRLN.		100 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 20 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FITCHBURG
CITY HALL, 718 MAIN STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9592
Manager: ALFRED P. GUERTIN
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD STREET
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 978-345-9580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 146
Single engine airplanes: 133
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 3
Gliders airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 173/day *
63% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 September 2007

Additional Remarks

- TWY LGTS LAST THIRD OF TWY TO RY 20 UNLIGHTED.
- SFC WINDS LESS THAN 5 KTS; PREFERRED RY 32.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM TWO   download (224KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (268KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (228KB)
NDB RWY 20   download (232KB)
NDB-A   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

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 Airport-Silver Ranch (19 nm NW)
  
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From to KFIT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0109:01
Sunrise05:3409:34
Sunset20:1300:13
Evening civil twilight20:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 21:47:47
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 17:47:47
 
METAR
KFIT 252052Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02830117 56008
KASH 
17nm NE 		252051Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/13 A3004 RMK AO2 58009 T03000133 SLP174
KORH 
18nm S 		252054Z 22008KT 10SM FEW055 27/13 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02670128 56008
KAFN 
18nm NW 		252052Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02670106 56004
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 		251728Z 251818 27007KT P6SM FEW045 SCT070 FM2000 23007KT P6SM SKC FM0100 25006KT P6SM SCT250
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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
 no information available

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FS 
 100LL 
$5.83 
Jet A 
$5.94 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Twin City Airmotive 978-342-8700
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Gene's Collette Airport Restaurant 978-345-1580
 no information available

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Fitchburg Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KFIT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FOUR POINTS LEOMINSTER 0.5 
 

Other hotels near Fitchburg Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 LEOMINSTER FITCHBURG 0.4 79-80
BEST WESTERN ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL 4.7 100-101

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 Fitchburg Municipal Airport

2 in Leominster
1 in Fitchburg
1 in Ayer
2 in Gardner
1 in West Boylston
8 in Marlborough
1 in Shrewsbury
 

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