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KFSO Franklin County State Airport
Highgate, Vermont, USA

GOING TO HIGHGATE?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

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
BTVr021/32.8BURLINGTON VOR/DME117.5015W

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 44-56.173935N44-56.659502N
Longitude: 073-05.783992W073-05.911120W
Elevation: 227.6 ft.227.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 005 magnetic, 349 true185 magnetic, 169 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 93 ft. trees, 1771 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear27 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 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-279-2647
Manager: ROLLIN TEBBETTS
219 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-585-5586

Additional Remarks

A39-01/19 PCR VALUE: 200/F/C/X/T.
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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (216KB)
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 - Patrick Leahy 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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Aerial photo of KFSO (Franklin County State Airport)
Photo by Pete Chaisson – Portland Flight Services
Photo taken 19-Aug-2014
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2812:28
Sunset16:1321:13
Evening civil twilight16:4621:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Dec-2024 19:32:21
Local (UTC-5)  20-Dec-2024 14:32:21
 
METAR
KFSO 201915Z AUTO 35005KT 2SM -SN OVC014 M06/M07 A3012 RMK AO2 T10561075
CWFQ 
13nm NE 
201900Z AUTO 36006KT M06/M08 RMK AO1 SOG 01 6038 SLP193 T10591078
TAF
KPBG 
23nm SW 
201740Z 2018/2118 01007KT 3SM -SN OVC040 FM202100 36006KT P6SM -SN OVC027 FM202300 35008KT 2SM -SN OVC022 FM210400 34010KT 3SM -SN OVC012 FM210500 34011KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 2105/2111 -SN FM211700 33012KT P6SM BKN035
KBTV 
29nm S 
201740Z 2018/2118 34006KT 3SM -SN SCT025 OVC035 FM202000 34006KT 2SM -SN OVC030 FM210400 34007KT 3SM BR OVC009 PROB30 2104/2109 -SN FM210900 34010KT 5SM BR OVC008 PROB30 2109/2115 -SN
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Border Air 802-868-2822
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
U.S. Government AIR Card   Courtesy car  
 
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independent
100LL Jet A
SS $5.50 $5.75 
 Updated 12-Dec-2024
 
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SS=Self service
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