FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 APRIL 2021
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-A1+
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. AFTER 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)
VGSI AND GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT. | | |
| 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. |
| - | TURF LDG AREA EAST SIDE OF RWY 01/19; NO SIMUL OPNS. |
| - | SEAGULLS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF GCO UNA 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 22 April 2021 at 0901Z to 20 May 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (261KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (209KB) |
| 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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Times for 14-May-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:52 | | 08:52 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 09:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-May-2021 03:12:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-May-2021 23:12:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 150255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T01140036
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 150200Z AUTO 20003KT 16/02 RMK AO1 SLP206 T01560021 51015
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KPBG
23nm SW | 141726Z 1418/1518 13005KT P6SM BKN100 FM142300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 FM151300 22006KT P6SM SCT180
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KBTV
29nm S | 141726Z 1418/1518 28007KT P6SM BKN100 FM150300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW180 FM151500 22007KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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