FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (167KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (187KB) |
| 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 26-Jun-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 09:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jun-2025 10:11:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 26-Jun-2025 06:11:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 260955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3001 RMK AO2 T02230201
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KSFQ
15nm E | 260955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2 T02240213
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KAKQ
18nm N | 260954Z AUTO 25004KT 4SM BR CLR 24/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02390222 PWINO $
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 260200Z 2602/2708 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3004INS TEMPO 2621/2624 VRB15G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB TX34/2620Z TN25/2610Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2603 NEXT 2610
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KPHF
32nm NE | 260525Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM261700 12006KT P6SM SCT050 FM270000 19004KT P6SM SCT250
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2607/2707 VRB04KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2998INS FM261100 05007KT 9999 FEW040 SCT150 SCT250 QNH2994INS BECMG 2616/2618 VRB06KT 9999 VCTS FEW050CB SCT150 SCT250 QNH2995INS BECMG 2623/2701 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT250 QNH2997INS TX35/2619Z TN26/2610Z FN00274
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KLFI
34nm NE | 260100Z 2601/2707 15006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3001INS TEMPO 2609/02615 10006KT 8000 FG BKN005 BECMG 2617/2618 05009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2618/2622 05015G25KT 3200 -TSRA BKN050CB BECMG 2703/2704 07009KT 9999 NSW SCT050 QNH2987INS TX36/2619Z TN26/2610Z
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