FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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: | 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 N MAIN ST
BARRE, VT 05641
Phone 802-279-9746 |
| Manager: | EDDIE MIDDLETON
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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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 29-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 09:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Jul-2025 20:54:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Jul-2025 16:54:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSO | 292035Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM 30/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T02950180
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CWFQ
13nm NE | 292000Z AUTO 26004KT 27/19 RMK AO1 SLP155 T02650187 58001
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KPBG
23nm SW | 291732Z 2918/3018 33009KT P6SM FEW200 FM300000 00000KT P6SM SCT210 FM301500 29007KT P6SM SCT120
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KBTV
29nm S | 291732Z 2918/3018 35011KT P6SM FEW190 FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200 FM301500 26007KT P6SM SCT110
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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