FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 DECEMBER 2022
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: | 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 (ST. ALBANS RCAG) WHEN BURLINGTON APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTVr021/32.8 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. AFT HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL KIOSK DOES NOT ACPT MASTERCARD. |
| 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) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. trees, 1771 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 580 ft. from runway, 27 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT
219 NORTH MAIN STREET
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone (802) 476-2690 |
| Manager: | CLIFF COY
BORDER AIR LTD, 629 AIRPORT RD.
SWANTON, VT 05488
Phone 802-868-2822 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 69 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 135/week * | | 85% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | MIL EQPT MAY BE NEAR RWY. |
| - | SEAGULLS 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 01 December 2022 at 0901Z to 29 December 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (185KB) |
| 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 - 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 08-Dec-2022
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 16:10 | | 21:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:44 | | 21:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2022 23:50:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Dec-2022 18:50:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 082335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3033 RMK AO2 T10121017
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 082300Z AUTO 01003KT M01/M04 RMK AO1 SLP267 T10081039 52012
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KPBG
23nm SW | 081720Z 0818/0918 33010KT P6SM BKN035 FM081900 33009KT P6SM BKN045
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KBTV
29nm S | 081720Z 0818/0918 34010KT P6SM OVC029 TEMPO 0818/0820 SCT029 BKN035 FM082000 34009KT P6SM BKN035
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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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