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KFSO

Franklin County State Airport
Highgate, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	FSO
Lat/Long:	44-56-20.1350N 073-05-49.6850W 44-56.335583N 073-05.828083W 44.9389264,-73.0971347 (estimated)
Elevation:	227.9 ft. / 69.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14W (2025)
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 RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 36 OPR CONSLY.
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
BTVr021/32.7		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 18/36

Dimensions:

4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	/2024
Double wheel:	12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

44-56.659222N

44-56.011955N

Longitude:

073-05.912820W

073-05.743358W

Elevation:

227.5 ft.

227.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

183 magnetic, 169 true

003 magnetic, 349 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 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:	CHRIS BEITZEL 219 N MAIN ST BARRE, VT 05641 Phone 802-272-7725

Additional Remarks

A39-18/36	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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (250KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (150KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (532KB)

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 09-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:55	09:55
Sunrise	06:25	10:25
Sunset	19:15	23:15
Evening civil twilight	19:44	23:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Sep-2026 15:27:05
Local (UTC-4)	09-Sep-2026 11:27:05

METAR

KFSO	091515Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT065 20/14 A3008 RMK AO2 T01970143
CWFQ 13nm NE	091500Z AUTO 14006KT 16/13 RMK AO1 SLP196 T01620129 56020

TAF

KPBG 23nm SW	091135Z 0912/1012 17005KT P6SM OVC110 FM091600 17013G22KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 0918/0920 5SM SHRA BR OVC030 FM092000 17013G23KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM100200 18010G19KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC011 WS020/24035KT FM100600 21009KT 5SM BR BKN015 FM100900 25004KT P6SM OVC050
KBTV 28nm S	091135Z 0912/1012 15007KT P6SM OVC100 FM091400 17010G18KT P6SM OVC120 FM091800 17013G25KT P6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM092200 18014G27KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC018 FM100400 20013G23KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM100800 21011KT P6SM BKN025

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		$7.25		$6.00
Updated 09-Sep-2026

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SS=Self service

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