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KFSO

Franklin County State Airport
Highgate, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	FSO
Lat/Long:	44-56-20.1350N 073-05-49.6850W 44-56.335583N 073-05.828083W 44.9389264,-73.0971347 (estimated)
Elevation:	227.9 ft. / 69.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14W (2025)
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:	MON-FRI 0830-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 36 OPR CONSLY.
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
BTVr021/32.7		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		117.50		15W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

44-56.659225N

44-56.011940N

Longitude:

073-05.912813W

073-05.743363W

Elevation:

227.4 ft.

227.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

183 magnetic, 169 true

003 magnetic, 349 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF VERMONT 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-279-7146
Manager:	CHRIS BEITZEL 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7725

Additional Remarks

A39-18/36	PCR VALUE: 200/F/C/X/T
-	RWY CONDS NOT MNT WHEN UNATNDD.
-	BIRDS 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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 NEW		download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 NEW		download (246KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply CHANGED		download (150KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply CHANGED		download (532KB)

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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Area around KFSO (Franklin County State Airport)

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Aerial photo
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

Times for 09-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:49	09:49
Sunrise	06:19	10:19
Sunset	19:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	19:59	23:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Apr-2026 09:40:00
Local (UTC-4)	09-Apr-2026 05:40:00

METAR

KFSO	090915Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 05/M10 A3042 RMK AO2 T00531098
CWFQ 13nm NE	090900Z AUTO 15007KT 02/M10 RMK AO1 SLP296 T00221097 56011

TAF

KPBG 23nm SW	090520Z 0906/1006 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM090900 16007KT P6SM FEW220 FM091200 17013G21KT P6SM FEW210 FM091700 16026G39KT P6SM SCT200 FM100000 18013G22KT P6SM BKN150 FM100300 18010KT P6SM BKN070
KBTV 28nm S	090520Z 0906/1006 19006KT P6SM SKC FM090900 18014G22KT P6SM SKC FM091600 18026G38KT P6SM SCT210 FM092100 19019G34KT P6SM SCT180 FM100300 18017G25KT P6SM BKN060

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Border Air

802-868-2822
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

More info about Border Air

independent
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.50		$5.75
Updated 26-Mar-2026

write

SS=Self service

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