FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSO |
| Lat/Long: | 44-56-25.0000N 073-05-50.9000W
44-56.416667N 073-05.848333W
44.9402778,-73.0974722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 227.9 ft. / 69.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HIGHGATE, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 05488 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1970 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR M-F 0830-1700, APR-OCT M-F 0730-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWYS 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (802-868-9941) |
| BURLINGTON APPROACH: | 121.1 [0530-0000] |
| BURLINGTON DEPARTURE: | 121.1 [0530-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (ST. ALBANS RCAG) WHEN BURLINGTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTVr021/32.8 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. AFT HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL KIOSK DOES NOT ACPT MASTERCARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 60 ft. / 915 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 44-56.173935N | | 44-56.659502N |
| Longitude: | 073-05.783992W | | 073-05.911120W |
| Elevation: | 227.6 ft. | | 227.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 349 true | | 185 magnetic, 169 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. trees, 1771 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 580 ft. from runway, 27 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-279-9746 |
| Manager: | EDDIE MIDDLETON
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-585-5586 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-01/19 | PCR VALUE: 200/F/C/X/T |
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | MIL EQPT MAY BE NEAR RWY. |
| - | SEAGULLS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BURLINGTON APCH AT 802-657-4413, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (128KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (23 nm SW)
KBTV - Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (28 nm S)
KMVL - Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (32 nm SE)
KEFK - Northeast Kingdom International Airport (37 nm E)
KMPV - Edward F Knapp State Airport (50 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Pete Chaisson – Portland Flight Services
Photo taken 19-Aug-2014
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Franklin County State Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 09:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Apr-2025 23:42:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 28-Apr-2025 19:42:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 282315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 20/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 T02041023
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 282300Z AUTO 28002KT 18/01 RMK AO1 SLP215 T01800006 56011
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KPBG
23nm SW | 281720Z 2818/2918 13008KT P6SM FEW240 FM282300 00000KT P6SM FEW240 FM291100 17006KT P6SM SCT240 WS020/24035KT FM291500 17012G22KT P6SM SCT230
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KBTV
29nm S | 281720Z 2818/2918 32005KT P6SM FEW240 FM290000 00000KT P6SM FEW240 FM290800 18009KT P6SM SCT240 WS020/24035KT FM291200 17009G21KT P6SM SCT240
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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