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KFSO

Franklin County State Airport
Highgate, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 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
BTVr021/32.8		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 1/19

Dimensions:

3001 x 60 ft. / 915 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

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

Runway heading:

005 magnetic, 349 true

185 magnetic, 169 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 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:	EDDIE MIDDLETON 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-279-9746

Additional Remarks

A39-01/19	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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (215KB)
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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Area around KFSO (Franklin County State Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	11:38
Sunrise	07:11	12:11
Sunset	16:12	21:12
Evening civil twilight	16:45	21:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2025 12:49:51
Local (UTC-5)	01-Dec-2025 07:49:51

METAR

KFSO	011235Z AUTO 30006G21KT 270V330 10SM OVC026 M02/M08 A3025 RMK AO2 T10221078
CWFQ 13nm NE	011200Z AUTO 29007KT M03/M08 RMK AO1 3055 SLP223 T10341075 50006

TAF

KPBG 23nm SW	011125Z 0112/0212 30012G23KT P6SM SCT027 OVC035 PROB30 0112/0115 4SM -SN BR OVC027 FM011500 30013G21KT P6SM FEW140 FM011800 32010KT P6SM SKC FM012100 32005KT P6SM SKC FM012300 00000KT P6SM FEW250
KBTV 29nm S	011125Z 0112/0212 30016G28KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 0112/0115 4SM -SN BR FM011500 32013G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM011800 33010G16KT P6SM SCT035 FM012100 35007KT P6SM FEW250 FM020100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN210 FM020900 16005KT P6SM OVC100

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		$5.50		$5.75
Updated 19-Nov-2025

write

SS=Self service

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