FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (169KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| 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 14-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Mar-2025 07:21:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Mar-2025 02:21:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 140655Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM OVC006 07/05 A3006 RMK AO2 T00710052
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KSFQ
15nm E | 140655Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC005 08/07 A3005 RMK AO2 T00750068
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KAKQ
18nm N | 140654Z AUTO 07004KT 8SM OVC008 08/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00830061
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 131800Z 1318/1424 VRB06KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1319/1322 OVC015 BECMG 1400/1401 VRB06KT 9999 OVC005 QNH2999INS BECMG 1405/1406 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC005 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1408/1412 3200 BR OVC003 BECMG 1412/1413 07008KT 9999 NSW OVC005 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1417/1421 OVC010 BECMG 1422/1423 08005KT 9999 OVC006 QNH3009INS TX10/1319Z TN07/1411Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1319 NEXT 1410
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KPHF
32nm NE | 140526Z 1406/1506 04004KT 3SM BR OVC007 FM140800 04004KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM141300 05007KT 6SM BR OVC005 FM141600 05007KT P6SM BKN010 FM142300 09005KT P6SM BKN025
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KNGU
33nm NE | 1323/1423 04009KT 9999 SCT007 OVC011 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1323/1403 VRB04KT 3200 BR OVC005 FM140300 03007KT 9000 BR OVC010 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1403/1409 VRB04KT 0800 FG VV002 FM140900 02010KT 8000 BR OVC009 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1409/1415 VRB04KT 0800 FG VV002 FM141500 05009KT 9999 SCT009 OVC015 QNH3010INS TEMPO 1415/1421 BKN005 OVC015 FM142100 07007KT 9999 SCT015 OVC020 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1421/1423 SCT005 OVC015 TX11/1420Z TN07/1411Z FN00062
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KLFI
34nm NE | 140100Z 1401/1507 08009KT 9999 BKN007 OVC015 QNH3001INS BECMG 1404/1405 04009KT 0800 FG OVC005 QNH3005INS BECMG 1411/1412 01012KT 4800 BR BKN005 OVC010 QNH3010INS BECMG 1417/1418 12009KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC015 QNH3014INS BECMG 1421/0422 VRB06KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020 QNH3017INS TX11/1421Z TN07/1410Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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