Fitchburg Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	42-33-13.8500N (42.553847)
Longitude:	071-45-33.0260W (-71.759174)
Elevation:	344.5 feet MSL (105 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	13.8 W (as of April 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. SE of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Found On:	New York Chart
FAA Region:	ANE

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
PETER KETTLE FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 567 CRAWFORD ST FITCHBURG, MA 01420 978-345-9580	CITY OF FITCHBURG CITY HALL, 718 MAIN ST FITCHBURG, MA 01420 978-829-1800

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	04/1940
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ /0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC:	ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZBW (Boston)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1344 feet (410 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	FIT
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.700
Unicom:	122.700
Approach:	BOSTON
Departure:	BOSTON
ASOS:	135.175 (978-343-9121)

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 508

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Bullock Charter, Inc.		464-2706	100LL, Jet A
Fitchburg-Colonial Aviation, Inc.	Unicom 123.3	345-0373
Liebfried Aviation	Unicom 122.7	343-6536

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Bridgeport(BDR)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 04/17/25 to 0901Z 05/15/25.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 14	NE-1
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32	NE-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NE-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NE-1
STAR	GRAYM SIX	NE-1

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KFIT

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.2	FIT	. . _ . . . _	Fitchburg	NDB	365	152	166
13.2	GDM	_ _ . _ . . _ _	Gardner	VOR-DME	110.60	268	282
17.0	BE	_ . . . .	Bedds	NDB	332	105	119
17.6	AS	. _ . . .	Chern	NDB	359	23	37
17.9	ORH	_ _ _ . _ . . . . .	Worcester	VOT	108.20	195	209
21.2	MJ	_ _ . _ _ _	Fitzy	NDB	209	28	42
21.5	BED	_ . . . . _ . .	Bedford	VOT	110.00	104	118
23.3	ORE	_ _ _ . _ . .	Orange	NDB	205	272	286
25.4	LW	. _ . . . _ _	Haget	NDB	402	77	91
25.5	MHT	_ _ . . . . _	Manchester	VOR-DME	114.40	42	56
26.4	SKR	. . . _ . _ . _ .	Shaker Hill	NDB	251	102	116
27.6	EEN	. . _ .	Keene	DME	109.4	301	315
31.4	LWM	. _ . . . _ _ _ _	Lawrence	DME	112.5	68	82
35.7	LQ	. _ . . _ _ . _	Lyndy	NDB	382	99	113
36.0	BOS	_ . . . _ _ _ . . .	Boston	VOT	111.00	108	122
36.1	BOS	_ . . . _ _ _ . . .	Boston	VOR-DME	112.70	108	122
36.1	PUT	. _ _ . . . _ _	Putnam	VOR-DME	117.40	186	200
36.2	BVY	_ . . . . . . _ _ . _ _	Beverly	FAN MARKER		84	98
36.5	CO	_ . _ . _ _ _	Epsom	NDB	216	21	35
38.2	OW	_ _ _ . _ _	Stoge	NDB	397	132	146

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
7.8	Sterling Airport (3B3)	190	204	100LL
12.1	Minute Man Air Field Airport (6B6)	117	131	100LL
17.5	Boire Field Airport (ASH KASH ASH)	38	52	100LL, Jet A-1+
18.0	Worcester Regional Airport (ORH KORH ORH)	196	210	100LL, Jet A
18.5	Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport (AFN KAFN AFN)	324	338	100LL
21.4	Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (BED KBED BED)	103	117	100LL, Jet A
23.4	Orange Municipal Airport (KORE ORE)	272	286	100LL, Jet A
26.8	Manchester Boston Regional Airport (MHT KMHT MHT)	31	45	100LL, Jet A
29.0	Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (1B6)	157	171	100LL
29.7	Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM KLWM LWM)	70	84	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
29.9	Southbridge Municipal Airport (3B0)	204	218	100LL
30.6	Dillant/Hopkins Airport (EEN KEEN EEN)	312	326	100LL, Jet A
33.8	Turners Falls Airport (0B5)	274	288	100LL, Jet A-1
33.9	Norwood Meml Airport (OWD KOWD OWD)	129	143	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
35.2	General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS KBOS BOS)	108	122	100LL, Jet A
37.3	Beverly Regional Airport (BVY KBVY BVY)	86	100	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
39.8	North Central State Airport (SFZ KSFZ SFZ)	162	176	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
40.1	Northampton Airport (7B2)	250	263	100LL
40.5	Concord Municipal Airport (CON KCON CON)	16	30	100LL, Jet A
40.6	Westover ARB/Metro Airport (CEF KCEF CEF)	238	251	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-3	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-4	FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5552.
A110-5	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.
A110-6	NOISE SENSITIVE AREA: DEP ACFT CLIMB TO TPA BFR TURNING CROSSWIND.
A16	PKETTLE@FITCHBURGMA.GOV.
A24	CORPORATE & COML FLTS ONLY.
A43-14	PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS L & R OF CNTRLN.
A76	PWRD PARAGLIDERS.
A80	ROTG BCN NOT AVBL DURG DALGT IFR CONDS.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - 123.0.
E111	ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	14/32
Longest Runway:	14/32 is 5001 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KFIT Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32	5001 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/08/2020
Surface:	Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	41.0

	Runway 14	Runway 32
Elevation:	344.5	328.5
Latitude:	42-33-29.7441N	42-32-57.9535N
Longitude:	071-45-58.6002W	071-45-07.4562W
Runway True Alignment:	130	310
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TREES	TREES
Object Height:	50	42
Distance from End:	600	800
Object Centerline Offset:	125 ft. left of centerline	125 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:	40	46
Threshold Elevation:	344.2	328.6
Displaced Threshold:	163	300
Threshold Latitude:	42-33-28.7055N	42-32-59.8588N
Threshold Longitude:	071-45-56.9284W	071-45-10.5203W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	5001	5001
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	5001	5001
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	4701	4838
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	4538	4538

Services

Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	Yes
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

ICAO: KFIT

FAA: FIT

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 508

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KFIT

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

KFIT Airport Runway Details

Runway 14

Runway 32

Services

Maps & Diagrams

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KFIT Diagram