FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 FT, HVY ACFT 1500 FT. |
| 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) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CVIr005/19.7 | | COFIELD VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 09W |
| ORFr258/35.6 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| HPWr171/39.1 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 114.35 | | 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)
RWY 27 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 1 NM FM THR. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. tree, 632 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. tree, 1308 ft. from runway, 297 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
4 FT HIGH FENCE 139 FT FM RWY END, 242 FT L 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. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PSBL TFC FM THE SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HELIPAD 2 NM W OF ARPT. |
| - | DRAINAGE DITCHES NEXT TO RWY & 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (188KB) |
| 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 at Henry Joyner Field (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 31-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 31-Jan-2025 21:03:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 31-Jan-2025 16:03:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 312055Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2983 RMK AO2 T02110131
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KSFQ
15nm E | 312055Z AUTO 21009G15KT 10SM CLR 22/15 A2984 RMK AO2 T02170149
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KAKQ
18nm N | 312054Z AUTO 22007G18KT 190V260 10SM CLR 21/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02060139 56031
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 311900Z 3119/0201 23010G15KT 9999 OVC080 QNH2979INS BECMG 3123/3124 23006KT 9000 -SHRA OVC080 QNH2977INS BECMG 0101/0102 21006KT 8000 -RA OVC015 QNH2970INS BECMG 0103/0104 VRB06KT 6000 RA OVC010 QNH2969INS BECMG 0105/0106 VRB06KT 8000 -RA OVC015 QNH2969INS BECMG 0108/0109 27008KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2970INS BECMG 0110/0111 30012KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 510023 QNH2979INS BECMG 0114/0115 36012G20KT 9999 BKN015 OVC025 510053 QNH3004INS TEMPO 0115/0116 36015G25KT BECMG 0118/0119 01012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3
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KPHF
32nm NE | 311720Z 3118/0118 22011G20KT P6SM BKN100 FM010000 22011KT 6SM -RA OVC080 FM010300 25008KT 4SM RA OVC015 FM010800 27007KT P6SM VCSH BKN045
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KNGU
33nm NE | 3115/0115 21013G18KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 OVC100 QNH2982INS TEMPO 3118/0100 BKN015 OVC040 BECMG 0100/0102 VRB06KT 6000 -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 QNH2972INS TEMPO 0102/0108 3200 RA BR OVC006 BECMG 0108/0110 28011KT 9999 SCT015 BKN035 QNH2978INS FM011500 35018G28KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3005INS TX18/3120Z TN12/0111Z FN20075
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KLFI
34nm NE | 311830Z 3118/0124 21015G20KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 QNH2984INS TEMPO 3119/3121 24015G25KT BECMG 0102/0103 VRB06KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 QNH2978INS BECMG 0106/0107 31009KT 6000 +RA BKN005 OVC010 QNH2974INS BECMG 0110/0111 27009KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 QNH2977INS BECMG 0111/0112 28009KT 8000 BR SCT020 BKN040 QNH2983INS BECMG 0114/0115 35015G25KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT055 QNH3008INS BECMG 0117/0118 36020G30KT 9999 FEW055 FEW100 QNH3017INS TX21/3121Z TN02/0109Z
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