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 01-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Feb-2025 16:16:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Feb-2025 11:16:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 011555Z AUTO 02009G14KT 10SM BKN033 14/06 A3008 RMK AO2 T01440057
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KSFQ
15nm E | 011555Z AUTO 35006G14KT 10SM BKN032 BKN038 14/07 A3008 RMK AO2 T01350074
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KAKQ
18nm N | 011554Z AUTO 10SM SCT032 13/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01280061
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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 | 011132Z 0112/0212 31010KT P6SM FEW020 SCT050 FM011400 36014G23KT P6SM BKN025 FM011600 36014G22KT P6SM SCT090 FM012100 02010KT P6SM FEW250 FM020200 04004KT P6SM SKC
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KNGU
33nm NE | 0107/0207 28009G18KT 3200 SHRA BKN015 OVC050 641309 540209 541107 QNH2965INS TEMPO 0107/0110 8000 BR SCT015 BKN050 BECMG 0110/0112 30012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT050 600000 520209 521107 QNH2970INS BECMG 0115/0117 35018G25KT 9999 FEW080 520009 520909 QNH2989INS FM012300 02010G20KT 9999 SKC 520509 QNH2999INS TX14/0107Z TN01/0206Z FN00287
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KLFI
34nm NE | 011300Z 0113/0219 36015G25KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2990INS BECMG 0120/0121 36015G20KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 QNH3015INS BECMG 0122/0123 01012KT 9999 SKC QNH3025INS TX12/0114Z TN00/0209Z
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