FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSO |
| Lat/Long: | 44-56-25.0110N / 073-05-50.8560W
44-56.416850N / 073-05.847600W
44.9402808 / -73.0974600
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 228 ft. / 69.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HIGHGATE, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 05488 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0830-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1930 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19; VASI RY 01 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (802-868-9941) |
| BURLINGTON APPROACH: | 121.1(EAST) 126.3(WEST) [0530-0000] |
| BURLINGTON DEPARTURE: | 121.1(EAST) 126.3(WEST) [0530-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (BURLINGTON RCAG) WHEN BURLINGTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YJNr169/21.2 | | ST JEAN VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 16W |
| PLBr065/23.7 | | PLATTSBURGH VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15W |
| BTVr021/32.8 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 44-56.174108N | | 44-56.659513N |
| Longitude: | 073-05.784120W | | 073-05.911148W |
| Elevation: | 228.0 ft. | | 228.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 349 true | | 185 magnetic, 169 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 83 ft. tree, 1630 ft. from runway, 387 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 7 ft. road, 222 ft. from runway, 241 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
133 STATE STREET
MONTPELIER, VT 05602
Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | GEORGE COY
629 AIRPORT RD
SWANTON, VT 05488
Phone 802-868-2822 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 15% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 14 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | MILITARY EQUIPMENT MAY BE NEAR THE RY. |
| - | TURF LANDING AREA EAST SIDE OF RY 01/19; NO SIMULTANEOUS OPS. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU BTV CD & FLT SVCS. |
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 between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 19 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (43KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (23 nm SW)
KBTV - Burlington International Airport (28 nm S)
KMVL - Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (32 nm SE)
KEFK - Newport State 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 taken 01-Jul-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:15 | | 21:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:48 | | 21:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 18:55:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 13:55:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 231835Z AUTO 27008KT 220V300 10SM SCT046 M01/M13 A3025 RMK AO2
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 231800Z AUTO 26011G18KT M05/M13 RMK AO1 PK WND 27022/1713 T10511133
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| TAF |
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KPBG
23nm SW | 231745Z 2318/2418 31008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 FM240000 23005KT P6SM BKN100 FM241400 21007KT P6SM BKN100
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KBTV
29nm S | 231745Z 2318/2418 28010G17KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 FM240000 18005KT P6SM BKN100 FM241400 18008KT P6SM OVC100
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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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