FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 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 -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 (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 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (218KB) |
| 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 - 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 14-Aug-2022
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Aug-2022 07:13:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Aug-2022 03:13:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 140655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3008 RMK AO2 T01180112
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 140600Z AUTO 17005KT 14/11 RMK AO1 SLP186 T01350112 58001
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KPBG
23nm SW | 140540Z 1406/1506 00000KT P6SM SKC FM141500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
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KBTV
29nm S | 140540Z 1406/1506 12003KT P6SM SKC FM141700 31006KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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