Franklin County State
FSO · KFSO · Highgate, Vermont · Franklin County · map
Franklin County State is a public-use airport owned by the State of Vermont, 3 miles west of Highgate, Vermont, 228 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 58 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,030 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Franklin County State?
Its FAA code is FSO, and its ICAO code is KFSO.
Where is Franklin County State?
It is 3 miles west of Highgate, Vermont, 228 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Franklin County State?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 4,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Franklin County State have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Franklin County State?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Franklin County State?
3 pilot examiners and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Franklin County State…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FSO · ICAO KFSO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Vermont
- Elevation
- 228 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.1 | |
| Fso and aWOS-3 | 119.025 | |
| ST. Albans Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 802-868-9941.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Plattsburgh International (23 nm southwest), Patrick Leahy Burlington International (28 nm south), Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (32 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Vermont · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway conditions not mnt when unatndd.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 36 operates continuously.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 57 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 7,030, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 630 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
| military | 400 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Highgate from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Highgate, VT as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives.
- John David Curran private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Border Air Ltd · Swanton, VT (2 nm) · (802) 777-8331 · [email protected]
- Duane Anthony Tedesco private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plattsburgh, NY (23 nm) · (518) 241-3601 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vermont Flight Academy · South Burlington, VT (30 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Vermont 248 since 1982 · 35 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Vermont 16 landing places
- Vermont 675 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FSO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.