FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 |
GDMr102/13.2 | | 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 -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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
GRAYM SIX | |
download (217KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (237KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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 |
Times for 20-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:55 | | 08:55 |
Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2025 19:27:58 |
Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jul-2025 15:27:58 |
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METAR |
KFIT | 201852Z AUTO 10SM CLR 31/19 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP064 T03110189
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KASH 17nm NE | 201856Z 26006G16KT 10SM BKN041 32/19 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP058 T03170194
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KORH 18nm S | 201854Z 22007G16KT 10SM SCT039 29/19 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP074 T02890189 $
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KAFN 18nm NW | 201852Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW034 29/19 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP075 T02890194
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TAF |
KORH 18nm S | 201720Z 2018/2118 24008KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2022/2024 4SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC100 FM210100 30010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 FM210500 32010KT P6SM SKC FM211500 31014G22KT P6SM SCT045
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KBED 21nm E | 201720Z 2018/2118 20010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 2021/2024 4SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC100 FM210300 31006KT P6SM SCT045 FM211400 32012G22KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
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