Fitchburg Municipal Airport (FIT)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	FIT
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	71°45'33.0260" W / 42°33'13.8500" N -71.759174 / 42.553847 (Estimated)
Elevation	344.50 ft / 105.00 m (Surveyed)
Land	376 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SE of Fitchburg, MA
Location	Worcester County, MA
Magnetic Variation	15W (2005)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF FITCHBURG
Address	CITY HALL 718 MAIN ST FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone number	978-829-1800
Address	FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 567 CRAWFORD ST FITCHBURG, MA 01420
Phone number	978-345-9580

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Traffic Pattern Alt	1002 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZBW - BOSTON
Tie-in FSS	BDR - BRIDGEPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	FIT (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
ASOS	FIT (978-343-9121)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AMB,AVNCS,GLD,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions	5001 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	14	32
Alignment	130°	310°
Physical elevation	344.50 ft	328.50 ft
Coordinates	42.558262 / -71.766278	42.549431 / -71.752071
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS L & R OF CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MHT	DME	MANCHESTER	91X	114.40		25.6 nm
EEN	DME	KEENE	90Y	114.35		27.6 nm
LWM	DME	LAWRENCE	72X	112.50		31.4 nm
BVY	FAN MARKER	BEVERLY		0.00		36.3 nm
MJ	NDB	FITZY		209.00	15W	21.2 nm
CO	NDB	EPSOM		216.00	16W	36.5 nm
CEF	TACAN	WESTOVER	87X	114.00	14W	40.2 nm
GDM	VOR/DME	GARDNER	116Y	116.95	14W	13.2 nm
BOS	VOR/DME	BOSTON	74X	112.70	16W	36.1 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	PUTNAM	121X	117.40	14W	36.2 nm
CON	VOR/DME	CONCORD	76X	112.90	15W	40.8 nm
BAF	VORTAC	BARNES	77X	113.00	14W	48.6 nm
ORH	VOT	WORCESTER		108.20		17.9 nm
BED	VOT	BEDFORD		110.00		21.5 nm
BOS	VOT	BOSTON		111.00		36.1 nm

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.
• ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.