FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKN |
| Lat/Long: | 36-42-01.0670N 076-54-07.6880W
36-42.017783N 076-54.128133W
36.7002964,-76.9021356
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 40.3 ft. / 12.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FRANKLIN, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23851 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 800', HVY ACFT 1500'. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 124.675 (757-562-8765) |
| NORFOLK APPROACH: | 127.9 |
| NORFOLK DEPARTURE: | 127.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SFQ (15 nm E): | 119.375 (757-934-3942) |
| WX ASOS at AKQ (18 nm N): | 128.325 (757-899-2300) |
- FRANKLIN RCO 122.1R 110.6T (LEESBURG RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FKNr108/5.4 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| CVIr005/19.7 | | COFIELD VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 09W |
| ORFr258/35.6 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| HPWr171/39.1 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAKEFIELD | | 175/17.6 | | 274 | | 11W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| WOODVILLE | | 322/39.2 | | 254 | | 10W | | LLW | .-.. .-.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4977 x 100 ft. / 1517 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.953348N | | 36-42.082180N |
| Longitude: | 076-54.631108W | | 076-53.625160W |
| Elevation: | 33.3 ft. | | 40.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 081 true | | 270 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 27 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 1 NM FM THLD. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. brush, 307 ft. from runway, 264 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. tree, 1802 ft. from runway, 474 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
4 FT HIGH FENCE 139 FT FM RY END, 242 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FRANKLIN
P O BOX 179
FRANKLIN, VA 23851
Phone 757-562-8561 |
| Manager: | TREVELYN LINTON
32470 JOHN BEVERLY ROSE DR
FRANKLIN, VA 23851
Phone 757-562-8764
CTC 757-562-8575 FOR AFTER HOUR EMERGENCIES. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/week * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 29% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT |
| - | PSBL TFC FM THE SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HELIPAD 2 NM W OF ARPT. |
| - | DRAINAGE DITCHES NEXT TO RY & TWYS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC NORFOLK APCH AT 757-464-0757. |
| - | ARPT FBO CLSD SAT AND SUN |
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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (130KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (382KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSFQ - Suffolk Executive Airport (15 nm E)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (22 nm E)
KASJ - Tri-County Airport (27 nm SW)
KEMV - Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 25-Jun-2011
looking south.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Apr-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Apr-2020 17:54:24 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Apr-2020 13:54:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 091735Z AUTO 27013G26KT 10SM SCT060 25/12 A2940 RMK AO2 T02500118
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KSFQ
15nm E | 091735Z AUTO 26020G31KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A2939 RMK AO2 T02600112
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KAKQ
18nm N | 091654Z AUTO 26019G30KT 10SM -RA CLR 24/11 A2940 RMK AO2 PK WND 27034/1626 RAB28 SLP956 P0000 T02440111
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KPHF
32nm NE | 091136Z 0912/1012 27012G19KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM091400 25013G22KT P6SM SCT080 FM091800 28020G30KT P6SM SCT060 FM100000 31012KT P6SM FEW080 FM100500 29011G18KT P6SM SCT080
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KNGU
33nm NE | 0915/1015 27016G27KT 9999 FEW090 FEW280 520009 QNH2936INS TEMPO 0916/0921 30020G33KT FM100000 29010G16KT 9999 SKC 510009 QNH2950INS FM100600 30017G25KT 9999 FEW280 520109 521009 QNH2956INS FM101200 33015G27KT 9999 FEW070 FEW300 520109 521009 QNH2972INS T27/0919Z T08/1010Z FN20000
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KLFI
34nm NE | 091530Z 0915/1015 23015G25KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2940INS BECMG 0916/0917 21015G25KT 9999 SCT090 QNH2945INS BECMG 1000/1001 32012G18KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2949INS BECMG 1012/1013 33015G25KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2955INS TX22/0919Z TN10/1006Z
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