Fitchburg Airport

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Fitchburg Municipal Airport is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Fitchburg, a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by the City of Fitchburg. The airport also serves as a base for the Fitchburg Pilots Association/EAA chapter 1454. This group uses the airport to host events such as Young Eagles and flights in EAA's Ford Trimotor. The airport is actively seeking to expand runway 14/32 to 5000 ft, this would allow the airport to be more accessible to both private and corporate jets. Occasionally the airport serves as a home for rock festivals such as The Warped Tour and Locobazooka.Facilities and aircraftFitchburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 376acre which contains two paved runways: 2/20 measuring 3,504 x 75 ft (1,068 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,510 x 100 ft (1,375 x 30 m). The airport is actively working towards expanding runway 14/32 to a length of 5000 ft to allow larger jets to use the airport. The airport is also served by two FBOs Autumn Air services and Twin City Airmotive. The airport is home to FCA flight center which operates a fleet of various Cessna aircraft for flight training and Cirrus aircraft for rentals.