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KFSO

Franklin County State Airport
Highgate, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

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:	MON-FRI 0830-1700
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
BTVr021/32.8		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		117.50		15W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
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:

44-56.173935N

44-56.659502N

Longitude:

073-05.783992W

073-05.911120W

Elevation:

227.6 ft.

227.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

005 magnetic, 349 true

185 magnetic, 169 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF VERMONT 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-279-7146
Manager:	EDDIE MIDDLETON 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-279-9746

Additional Remarks

A39-01/19	PCR VALUE: 200/F/C/X/T
-	RWY CONDS NOT MNT WHEN UNATNDD.
-	BIRDS 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (186KB)
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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Area around KFSO (Franklin County State Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	10:50
Sunrise	07:20	11:20
Sunset	17:54	21:54
Evening civil twilight	18:24	22:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Oct-2025 02:29:08
Local (UTC-4)	23-Oct-2025 22:29:08

METAR

KFSO	240155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC047 09/09 A2990 RMK AO2 T00900085
CWFQ 13nm NE	240100Z AUTO 21004KT 07/06 RMK AO1 SLP118 T00730055 51023

TAF

KPBG 23nm SW	231730Z 2318/2418 18003KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 2318/2320 5SM -SHRA FM232000 24009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM232300 00000KT P6SM SCT060
KBTV 29nm S	231730Z 2318/2418 20010G21KT P6SM FEW040 BKN050 PROB30 2318/2321 5SM -SHRA FM232100 26006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM241500 13005KT P6SM BKN035

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

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, ...

More info about Border Air

independent
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.50		$5.75
Updated 09-Oct-2025

write

SS=Self service

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