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KGDM Gardner Municipal Airport
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 01468

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
GDMr097/1.9GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
EENr154/19.1KEENE VORTAC109.4014W
CEFr061/31.0WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
MHTr251/34.3MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
PUTr002/36.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
BAFr067/38.8BARNES VORTAC113.0014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FITCHBURG285/11.436515WFIT ..-. .. -
ORANGE110/12.020515WORE --- .-. .
DERRY251/33.433816WDRY -.. .-. -.--
SHAKER HILL295/37.525116WSKR ... -.- .-.

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: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-33.230883N42-32.754283N
Longitude: 072-01.048117W072-00.873517W
Elevation: 955.0 ft.924.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 165 true359 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear90 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 978-632-0520
Manager: KEVIN MCCOLE
95 PLEASANT ST. RM 226
GARDNER, MA 01440
Phone 603-490-0367

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 101/week *
76% transient general aviation
23% local general aviation
1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 01 April 2008

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (166KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Aerial photo of KGDM (Gardner Municipal Airport)
Photo by Kevin Horton
Photo taken 22-Oct-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0109:01
Sunrise05:3409:34
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 12:37:05
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 08:37:05
 
METAR
KFIT 
12nm E 
241152Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC005 19/18 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB1055 CIG 003V009 SLP168 P0004 60019 70127 T01940178 10194 20183 51009 $
KORE 
12nm W 
241152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 60011 70167 T02000183 10200 20183 51006
KAFN 
15nm N 
241224Z AUTO 15004KT 3SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC015 19/18 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB01 CIG 006V010 P0005
KORH 
18nm S 
241218Z 14006KT 2SM BR SCT002 BKN005 OVC042 21/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 5 CIG 004V010
KEEN 
23nm NW 
241215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 OVC070 19/17 A3001 RMK AO1
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
241147Z 241212 14009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN003 TEMPO 1213 1/2SM SHRA FG OVC002 FM1400 18012G22KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC006 FM1700 18014G24KT 2SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC010CB TEMPO 2024 1SM +TSRA BR BKN006CB FM0500 21009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Gardner Aviation Services, Inc. 978-821-2803
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Hotels near Gardner Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 GARDNER MA 2.1 71-79
COLONIAL HOTEL 3.6 
RODEWAY INN WESTMINSTER 5.8 

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 Gardner Municipal Airport

2 in Gardner
1 in Fitchburg
2 in Leominster
1 in West Boylston
1 in Ayer
 

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