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KFKN Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport
Franklin, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FKN
Lat/Long: 36-41-53.1140N / 076-54-13.6870W
36-41.885233N / 076-54.228117W
36.6980872 / -76.9038019
(estimated)
Elevation: 41 ft. / 12.5 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
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
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', HVY ACFT 1500'.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 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
FKNr110/5.3FRANKLIN VORTAC110.6009W
CVIr004/19.6COFIELD VORTAC114.6009W
ORFr258/35.7NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
HPWr171/39.2HOPEWELL VORTAC112.0006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WALEY306/13.624910WRK .-. -.-
WAKEFIELD174/17.727409WAKQ .- -.- --.-
PORTSMOUTH267/22.624110WPVG .--. ...- --.
EMPORIA089/25.626110WELQ . .-.. --.-
AHOSKIE039/27.341510WASJ .- ... .---
FELKER217/29.822610WFAF ..-. .- ..-.
HENRY226/32.737509WPJS .--. .--- ...
WOODVILLE322/39.225410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

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, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 36-41.953650N36-42.082200N
Longitude: 076-54.631500W076-53.625433W
Elevation: 35.0 ft.41.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 081 true270 magnetic, 261 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left
Obstructions: 23 ft. brush, 323 ft. from runway, 254 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear11 ft. brush, 318 ft. from runway, 251 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT HIGH FENCE 139 FT FM RY END, 242 FT LEFT 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 757-562-8501
Manager: JIMMY GRAY
32470 JOHN BEVERLY ROSE DR
FRANKLIN, VA 23851
Phone 757-562-8764
CTC 757-562-8575 FOR AFTER HOUR EMERGENCIES.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
40% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
30% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007

Additional Remarks

DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY. GCO UNRELIABLE INDEFLY.
PSBL TFC FM THE SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HELIPAD 2 NM W OF ARPT.
DRAINAGE DITCHES NEXT TO RY & TWYS.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (164KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (166KB)
VOR/DME RWY 27   download (175KB)
VOR RWY 09   download (161KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (63KB)

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 (27 nm SW)
KEMV - Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport (28 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2409:24
Sunrise05:5509:55
Sunset20:2900:29
Evening civil twilight20:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 14:28:12
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 10:28:12
 
METAR
KFKN 041420Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A3003 RMK AO1
KSFQ 
15nm E 
041420Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A3003 RMK AO2
KAKQ 
18nm N 
041354Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW080 25/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02500144 TSNO
TAF
KPHF 
33nm NE 
041120Z 0412/0512 32006KT P6SM SKC FM041700 27008KT P6SM SCT050 FM050100 18005KT P6SM BKN150 FM050700 23004KT P6SM BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Franklin Municipal Airport 757-562-8764
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Shelby Performance Aviation 757-516-8383
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Hotels near Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 FRANKLIN VA 3.5 58-62
COMFORT INN FRANKLIN 3.6 69-125
DAYS INN FRANKLIN 3.6 42-47

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Hotels in other cities near Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport

3 in Franklin
8 in Suffolk
 

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