FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019
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 (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 VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 16W |
| BTVr021/32.8 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. AFTER HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL KIOSK DOES NOT ACPT MASTERCARD.
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: | 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)
VGSI AND GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 92 ft. tree, 1789 ft. from runway, 283 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 77 ft. tree, 1148 ft. from runway, 64 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
186 INDUSTRIAL LANE - BERLIN
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone (802) 828-1735 |
| Manager: | CLIFF COY
BORDER AIR LTD, 629 AIRPORT RD.
SWANTON, VT 05488
Phone 802-868-2822 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 81 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 87/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | MIL EQPT MAY BE NEAR RWY. |
| - | TURF LDG AREA EAST SIDE OF RWY 01/19; NO SIMUL OPNS. |
| - | 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 from 23 May 2019 at 0901Z to 20 June 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR RWY 19 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 - 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 20-Jun-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:29 | | 08:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:07 | | 09:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jun-2019 08:36:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jun-2019 04:36:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 200815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A2966 RMK AO2 T01840177
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 200800Z AUTO 18002KT 18/17 RMK AO1 SLP045 T01830168 58014
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KPBG
23nm SW | 200539Z 2006/2106 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 TEMPO 2006/2010 3/4SM BR OVC002 FM201400 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM201800 02005KT 3SM RA BR OVC010 FM210000 35005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008
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KBTV
29nm S | 200539Z 2006/2106 18007KT P6SM BKN150 FM201400 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM201800 02005KT 3SM RA BR OVC010 FM210000 35005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008
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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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