FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 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 20-Oct-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Oct-2025 03:34:39 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Oct-2025 23:34:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 210315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3007 RMK AO2 T00720053
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KSFQ
15nm E | 210315Z AUTO 00000KT 08/07 A3007 RMK AO2 T00830070 PWINO TSNO
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KAKQ
18nm N | 210254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00780067 51009
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 210200Z 2102/2208 22006KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2979INS TX23/2119Z TN09/2110Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 210008Z 2100/2124 23003KT P6SM SKC FM211500 21012G20KT P6SM FEW250
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2023/2123 24008KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TEMPO 2023/2102 VRB05KT BECMG 2113/2115 22010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS TX23/2020Z TN10/2110Z FN20079
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KLFI
34nm NE | 210100Z 2101/2207 26010G15KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2983INS BECMG 2122/2123 26010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2978INS TEMPO 2203/2206 BKN070 TX23/2118Z TN08/2109Z
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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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