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Hartness State (Springfield) Airport

VSF · KVSF · Springfield, Vermont · Windsor County · map

Hartness State (Springfield) Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Vermont, 3 miles northwest of Springfield, Vermont, 578 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).

Weather right now KVSF · observed 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC), 12 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind from the west (270°) at 4 knots
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Temperature 55°F (13°C), dew point 24°F (-4°C)
  • Altimeter 30.01 inHg

No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.

The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)

METAR KVSF 062154Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 13/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01281044

From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.

The airport

Codes
FAA VSF · ICAO KVSF
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
State of Vermont
Elevation
578 feet above sea level
Pattern altitude
1,100 feet above the airport
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
Repairs
airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
Parking
hangar, tiedown
On the chart
New York sectional
Magnetic variation
15W
In the FAA's files since
October 1937

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

05231129N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
05/235,501 × 100 ftAsphalt, fairMedium-intensity lights
11/293,000 × 75 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 05: localizer with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 50 ft high 201 ft from the end
  • Runway 23: trees 50 ft high 201 ft from the end
  • Runway 11: trees 70 ft high 290 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8
Vsf and automated weather (ASOS)121.425
Lebanon and center (remote transmitter) Low134.7

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 802-886-6006.

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

Aircraft registered in Springfield from the FAA register

3 aircraft are registered to owners in Springfield, Vermont: 2 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Vermont.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 0 fatal

2025-08-16ERA25LA303 · Centrair 101A N99KG · accident · serious injuries
2021-08-15ERA21LA330 · Schweizer Sgs 2-33A N2805H · accident · no injuries
2018-05-05GAA18CA263 · Schweizer Sgs 1 26 N17909 · accident · minor injuries
2017-08-27GAA17CA519 · Piper J5A N30897 · accident · no injuries
2017-05-20GAA17CA298 · Schweizer Sgs233 N1242S · accident · no injuries
2012-05-17ERA12CA342 · Piper Pa46 N630TG · accident · no injuries
2007-06-16NYC07LA143 · Northwing Design Apache Quest N425DW · accident · serious injuries
1993-07-04BFO93LA108 · Burkhart Grob Speed Astir II N164SS · accident · no injuries
1986-08-12NYC86LA209 · Cessna 150 N6455G · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Existed prior to 1959.
  • Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
  • Gliders on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • 1100 feet above ground level sngl eng; 1600 feet above ground level mult eng.
  • Full and self service.
  • Full service only.
  • 35 feet trees, 0-199 feet, 150-250 feet L.
  • 50 feet trees, 0-200 feet, 135-250 feet L.
  • Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
  • Runway conditions not mnt when airport is unatndd.
  • Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Apn and taxiways a and B are pcn S-46 and D-62.

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 5, 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.