FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 0730-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19; PAPI RY 01 & REIL RYS 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(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 JET-A+
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: | 227.7 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)
VGSI AND GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. tree, 1626 ft. from runway, 382 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. tree, 623 ft. from runway, 32 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 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: | CLIFF COY
629 AIRPORT RD
SWANTON, VT 05488
Phone 802-868-2822 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 15% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 April 2011 | |
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. |
| - | SEAGULLS INVOF ARPT. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 19 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 09:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:19:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 12:19:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 131555Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM BKN040 BKN050 OVC095 21/16 A2976 RMK AO2 T02080161
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 131500Z AUTO 20006KT 20/18 RMK AO1 T02030179
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| TAF |
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KPBG
23nm SW | 131126Z 1312/1412 VRB05KT P6SM BKN060 FM131400 16005KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM131900 16007KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030 FM132200 20006KT P6SM OVC035
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KBTV
29nm S | 131126Z 1312/1412 17007KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM131500 18006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030 FM131800 19007KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM132100 20006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM140000 24006KT P6SM OVC035
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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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