KFIT · Fitchburg Municipal Airport

FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS · SMALL AIRPORT

348

Elevation ft

Runway

5,001

Longest ft · 14/32

42.55N

71.76W

Fitchburg Municipal Airport serves Fitchburg, Massachusetts at 348 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,001 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 348 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	348 ft	2,506 ft	2,147 ft	3,220 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,548 ft	2,740 ft	2,273 ft	3,410 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,748 ft	2,974 ft	2,400 ft	3,600 ft
35°C afternoon	2,832 ft	2,990 ft	2,409 ft	3,613 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,613 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFIT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KASH Nashua Airport / Boire Field	17 nm NE	6,000 ft
KORH Worcester Regional Airport	18 nm S	7,001 ft
KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field	21 nm E	7,011 ft
KORE Orange Municipal Airport	23 nm W	5,002 ft
KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport	27 nm NE	9,250 ft
KLWM Lawrence Municipal Airport	30 nm E	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFIT

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFIT, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFIT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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