FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -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 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 (757-684-3011) |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 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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Times for 10-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Jul-2025 22:19:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Jul-2025 18:19:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 102155Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM SCT035 SCT060 29/23 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS T02910233
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KSFQ
15nm E | 102155Z AUTO 03003KT 7SM SCT028 BKN033 OVC065 26/24 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS T02570243 PWINO
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KAKQ
18nm N | 102154Z AUTO 34004KT 8SM VCTS -RA FEW024 BKN080 OVC100 27/24 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE-SE RAB33 SLP130 P0000 T02720244
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 101800Z 1018/1124 VRB06KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1019/1023 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 1101/1102 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2992INS TX31/1020Z TN23/1109Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 101725Z 1018/1118 24007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM102200 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM110200 23007KT P6SM BKN070 FM111100 24004KT P6SM OVC025 FM111400 24004KT P6SM SCT060
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KNGU
33nm NE | 1015/1115 22010KT 9999 SCT040 SCT070 BKN250 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1015/1018 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN015CB OVC040 FM101800 23012KT 9999 BKN040 BKN250 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1018/1100 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN015CB OVC040 FM110000 VRB06KT 9999 BKN030 BKN250 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1100/1105 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN015CB OVC040 FM110500 VRB06KT SCT040 BKN100 BKN250 QNH3000INS TX29/1018Z TN22/1110Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 101800Z 1018/1123 21012KT 9999 BKN015 BKN030 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1018/1022 23012G18KT 6000 -TSRA BKN010CB OVC020 BECMG 1023/1024 23012G18KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 QNH2991INS BECMG 1103/1104 25009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN050 QNH2989INS BECMG 1109/1110 VRB06KT 9999 FEW035 SCT060 QNH2989INS TX30/1021Z TN24/1109Z
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