FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 508-767-5851 |
| 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: | RUSSEL CORNELIA
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone 618-681-1771
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 -21C. |
| - | 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 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 (242KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Nov-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:22 | | 21:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Nov-2025 03:00:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Nov-2025 22:00:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KFIT | 180252Z AUTO 28010G18KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 29026/0209 SLP094 T00171056 53020
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KASH
17nm NE | 180156Z 28006KT 10SM SCT049 02/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP080 T00221056 $
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KORH
18nm S | 180254Z AUTO 29011G22KT 10SM FEW032 00/M05 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP097 T00001050 51019
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KAFN
18nm NW | 180252Z AUTO 28011G24KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP095 T00061061 51017
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KORH
18nm S | 171720Z 1718/1818 28021G36KT P6SM BKN040 FM172300 28016G29KT P6SM FEW150 FM180700 27014G22KT P6SM SKC FM181500 28015G28KT P6SM SKC
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KBED
21nm E | 171720Z 1718/1818 29019G32KT P6SM BKN040 FM172200 28014G26KT P6SM SCT120 FM180500 27010KT P6SM SKC FM181400 28013G26KT P6SM SKC
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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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