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KGDM · Gardner Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KGDM FAA GDM Elev 955 ft Lat 42° 33.00' N Lon 72° 0.97' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,001 ft. Max gradient: 1.01% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 164.9° 3,001 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.01%
36 344.9° 3,001 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 123.750
  • RDO BRIDGEPORT RDO 110.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 29 threshold displaced 75 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 11; LIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Runway 29 threshold displaced 75 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 11; LIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 29 threshold displaced 75 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 29: Thld dsplcd 75´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.6: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 11; LIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 11; LIRL Rwy 11–29—121.6

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·MASSACHUSETTS 125 GARDNER MUNI (GDM)(KGDM) 2 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N42º32.99´ W72º00.96´ 954 B NOTAM FILE BDR RWY 18–36: H3001X60 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL 1.0% up N RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 18 and Rwy 36, MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF.
  • ·No radio acft on and invof arpt.
  • ·Wildlife on and in vcnty of arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 978-790-7779
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.1R 116.95T (BRIDGEPORT RADIO) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.75
  • ·(VL) (L) VOR/DME 116.95 GDM Chan 116(Y) N42º32.76´ W72º03.49´ 097º 1.9 NM to fld. 1280/14W.
  • ·GARDNER N42º32.76´ W72º03.49´ NOTAM FILE BDR.
  • ·(VL) (L) VOR/DME 116.95 GDM Chan 116(Y) 097º 1.9 NM to Gardner Muni. 1280/14W.
  • ·RCO 122.1R 116.95T (BRIDGEPORT RADIO) GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (See BOSTON on page 120) GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR)(KGBR) 2 W UTC–5(–4DT) N42º11.05´ W73º24.19´ 739 B NOTAM FILE BTV RWY 11–29: H2579X50 (ASPH) S–8 LIRL RWY 11: REIL.
  • ·Practice VFR GPS Rwy 11 not authorized when Rwy 29 is in use for student tfc.
  • ·Touch and go ldg not authorized.
  • ·Rwy 11 lgtd thr relctd 170´, 2409´ of rwy usbl for ngt ops.
  • ·Compass rose adzy only, not crtfd.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –19C.
  • ·Landing fee, AVcard not acptd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 413-528-1010
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ALBANY APP/DEP CON 132.825 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albany Apch at 518-862-2299.
  • ·CHESTER (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.1 CTR Chan 98 N42º17.48´ W72º56.96´ 266º 21.2 NM to fld. 1600/13W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 248º–274º NEW YORK L–33C, 34J IAP NEW YORK H–11D, 12J, L–33C, 34J NEW YORK L–33B, 34I IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · GDM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,010 ops in 2002

2024 total

4,420

10-yr total

48,435

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-06-06 Beech 35-A33 · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-07-14 Piper PA-28-161 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1996-06-13 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-07-22 Piper PA-23-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1989-08-18 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1987-10-12 Cessna 150H · Stall / spin · day →
1984-07-14 Piper J4A · Other · VMC · day →
1984-01-28 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · VMC · night →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 26 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 27 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 32 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 33 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 36 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 49 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 52 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 58 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 61 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 64 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas Robert Borkowski Gardner MA 2 nm
Peter Charles Coolidge Gardner MA 2 nm
Shelby Brooke Lillie Gardner MA 2 nm
Joseph Alan Arsenault Gardner MA 2 nm
Benjamin David Lillie Gardner MA 2 nm
Michael Bruce Groncki Ii Westminster MA 6 nm
James Kenneth Holliman Westminster MA 6 nm
Sean W Gaudette Princeton MA 8 nm
Robert J Thorell Princeton MA 8 nm
Christopher Victor Cunha Jr Fitchburg MA 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth Baldwin Kirklewski Templeton MA 2 nm
Alexander Uhlik Blake Templeton MA 2 nm
James Monroe Hoffman Ii Templeton MA 2 nm
James Carlson Morrissey Templeton MA 2 nm
Joseph Albert Hopkins Templeton MA 2 nm
Kenneth Randolph Bonk Gardner MA 2 nm
Andre Eugene Guertin Gardner MA 2 nm
James Robert Kiewel Gardner MA 2 nm
Mark Hughes Mulloy Gardner MA 2 nm
Brian Arthur Wheeler Gardner MA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 39 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 45 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 49 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 49 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 51 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 56 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 58 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 73 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 82 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 87 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.