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KFSO · Franklin County State Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KFSO FAA FSO Elev 228 ft Lat 44° 56.42' N Lon 73° 5.85' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 354° 3,001 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —
19 174° 3,001 ft 60 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.025
  • A/D BURLINGTON APP/DEP 121.100
  • RDO BURLINGTON RDO 116.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 01; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 01; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 01; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 01; MIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·VERMONT 329 HIGHGATE FRANKLIN CO STATE (FSO)(KFSO) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N44º56.42´ W73º05.85´ 228 B LRA NOTAM FILE BTV RWY 01–19: H3001X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCR 200 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT Dusk–dawn.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1330–2200Z‡.
  • ·Rwy conds not mnt when unatndd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 802-279-9746
  • ·AWOS–3 119.025 (802) 868–9941.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BURLINGTON APP/DEP CON 121.1 (1030–0500Z‡) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.35 (0500–1030Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Burlington Apch at 802-657-4413, when Apch clsd ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·BURLINGTON (VL) (L) VORW/DME 117.5 BTV Chan 122 N44º23.83´ W73º10.96´ 021º 32.8 NM to fld. 417/15W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–086º byd 40 NM 075º–132º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 087º–097º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 087º–097º byd 49 NM 098º–169º byd 40 NM 133º–165º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 170º–180º byd 40 NM blo 5,800´ 170º–180º byd 47 NM 181º–196º byd 40 NM 244º–292º byd 40 NM 340º–350º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 351º–010º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 075º–132º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 133º–165º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ ISLAND POND JOHN H BOYLAN STATE (ISLAND POND) (5B1) 3 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N44º47.40´ W71º49.59´ 1194 NOTAM FILE BTV RWY 14–32: 2650X120 (TURF) 0.8% up NW RWY 14: Trees.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 thlds marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 802-279-9746
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·JOHN H BOYLAN STATE (ISLAND POND) (See ISLAND POND on page 329) MONTREAL L–32G IAP MONTREAL NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Highgate

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,400 ops in 1998

2024 total

7,030

10-yr total

71,430

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 94% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

28.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

7.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=9

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-10-03 Piper PA-24-260 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2026-06-25 Champion 7EC · Other · VMC · day →
2023-10-29 Piper PA-39 · Gear-up · day →
2018-09-08 Bosko Wr/Bosko Ce Safari · Other · VMC · day →
2014-04-18 OCONNOR PAUL A ULTIMATE AERO 10-200 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-06-26 Martel Air Command 532Elite · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-06-23 Piper PA-30 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1995-06-10 Cessna,Cessna 150L,172H · Midair / near-midair · day →
1994-06-24 Cessna 150 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in VT

CFI Flight Instructors 127 A&P Mechanics 273 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 3 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 5 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 2 Schools Flight Schools 7 FBO Fixed Base Operators 6 Clubs Flying Clubs 5 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 21 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 30 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 30 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 30 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 90 nm
William Payne Inlet NY 101 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 112 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 113 nm
Abdallah Mahmoud Itani Ballston Spa NY 121 nm
Matthew Angelo Taggard Ballston Spa NY 121 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Graeme Andrew Ross Swanton VT 1 nm
Nathaniel Joseph Fortin Swanton VT 1 nm
Scot Allen Prescott Alburgh VT 9 nm
Leif Erik Johnsen Alburgh VT 9 nm
Michael David Chase North Hero VT 10 nm
Cody Lewis Olson Isle La Motte VT 12 nm
Bradley Stephen Rovers Chazy NY 14 nm
Gregory Alan Fay Milton VT 19 nm
Eric David Chase Milton VT 19 nm
Peter William Smyth Milton VT 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
George Somerville Coy Swanton VT 1 nm
Walter Fedorishen Swanton VT 1 nm
Clifford Somerville Coy Swanton VT 1 nm
Richard James Woodward Swanton VT 1 nm
Michael Joseph Rheaume Swanton VT 1 nm
Jamie Michael Lamothe Swanton VT 1 nm
Christopher Robin Boudreau Swanton VT 1 nm
Anthony James Choiniere Swanton VT 1 nm
Jeffrey Edward Houghton Sheldon VT 7 nm
Alexander Salisbury Hudak Saint Albans VT 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 57 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 125 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 130 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 143 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 154 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 168 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 170 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 179 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 193 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 195 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.