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KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -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
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/grooved, 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.

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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM SIX   download (217KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (238KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0109:01
Sunrise05:3309:33
Sunset19:5423:54
Evening civil twilight20:2600:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2025 10:44:26
Local (UTC-4)  09-May-2025 06:44:26
 
METAR
KFIT 091008Z AUTO 09005KT 8SM OVC005 12/12 A3006 RMK AO2 T01220117
KASH 
17nm NE 
090956Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM OVC004 12/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01220117 PNO $
KORH 
18nm S 
091001Z AUTO 07006KT M1/4SM R11/1000V1400FT FG VV001 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2 T01110111
KAFN 
18nm NW 
090952Z AUTO VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC002 12/11 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01170111
TAF
KORH 
18nm S 
090520Z 0906/1006 05006KT 1/2SM FG VCSH OVC003 FM091700 07011G21KT 1SM RA BR OVC008 FM100400 05007KT 2SM BR VCSH OVC003
KBED 
21nm E 
090520Z 0906/1006 05005KT 3SM BR VCSH OVC004 FM091000 05007KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM091300 05006KT 1SM BR OVC008 FM091700 07009KT 1SM -RA BR OVC008
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 City of Fitchburg (FBO)
978-868-6508
978-345-9581
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Public telephone, Pilots lounge / snooze room, ...
 
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More info about City of Fitchburg (FBO)
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.25 $5.33 
SS $5.95 --- 
 Updated 08-May-2025
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Twin City Airmotive 978-342-8700
no information available

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