Making great progress on the new 32/14 Runway! Look at the slight angle deviation at the existing in the middle... 5001ft coming soon.
Thanks to Fitchburg Pilots Association for the pic.
Groundbreaking Ceremony for KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport Runway expansion project
I attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony for KFIT Fitchburg Municipal Airport Runway expansion project this morning with a majority of my fellow councilors!
This is a $15.4M dollar project that is funded 90% from the Federal Aviation Administration, 5% from MassDOT, and 5% from Fitchburg ($768k).
We are eliminating the lesser used cross runway 20/02 and rebuilding the main runway 14/32 from 4500ft to 5001 ft. This allows for larger commercial jet traffic to land safely meeting insurance thresholds.
John "Jack" Naylor Sr was honored with a plaque at the Airport for his years of dedication and service to the city and the airport commission. Vice-Chair Peter Kettle spoke of the work we have done to get to this point, as did MassDOT regarding the future of air travel and how Fitchburg will be at the forefront of the transportation future.
The Finicky Fork Catering Company catered and had little cupcakes with shovels for the groundbreaking 😆
