FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 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 01-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 22:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jan-2025 12:58:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Jan-2025 07:58:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 011255Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2980 RMK AO2 T00750001
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KSFQ
15nm E | 011255Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2979 RMK AO2 T00800031
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KAKQ
18nm N | 011254Z AUTO 26009G18KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T00830011
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 311900Z 3119/0201 17008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 510023 QNH2958INS BECMG 3123/3124 21010KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 510203 QNH2956INS TEMPO 0101/0104 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC030 BECMG 0105/0106 25010G15KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 510202 QNH2957INS BECMG 0114/0115 27015G25KT 9999 SKC 510023 QNH2980INS BECMG 0121/0122 28012KT 9999 FEW050 510033 QNH2988INS TX18/3120Z TN07/0112Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3119 NEXT 0211
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KPHF
32nm NE | 011134Z 0112/0212 27014G22KT P6SM FEW060 FM011500 28017G27KT P6SM SKC FM012200 27011G18KT P6SM SKC
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KNGU
33nm NE | 0112/0207 27013G23KT 9999 SKC QNH2970INS FM020600 28010KT 9999 FEW230 QNH3004INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0112 TIL 0205 TX11/0118Z TN04/0206Z AMD 1211 FN00268
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KLFI
34nm NE | 312215Z 3122/0124 18012G18KT 9999 SCT030 SCT045 QNH2970INS TEMPO 0100/0104 9000 -SHRA BKN025 BECMG 0107/0108 24012G18KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 QNH2961INS BECMG 0112/0113 27020G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2981INS BECMG 0114/0115 28020G30KT 9999 SKC 510003 QNH2983INS TX18/3122Z TN04/0102Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3122 NEXT 0610
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