FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 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 -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 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: | | 95 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 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 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 12-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 08:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 07:11:16 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 03:11:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 120655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A2975 RMK AO2
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 120700Z AUTO 11004KT 11/02 RMK AO1 T01140015
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| TAF |
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KPBG
23nm SW | 120520Z 120606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200 FM1400 05012KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200
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KBTV
29nm S | 120520Z 120606 13005KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200 FM1400 01012KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM0000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200
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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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