FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 (757-684-3011) |
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: | 29 ft. tree, 422 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 83 ft. tree, 1224 ft. from runway, 398 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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
207 WEST SECOND AVENUE
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 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 23-Dec-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 21:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Dec-2025 03:05:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Dec-2025 22:05:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 240255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3008 RMK AO2 T00430025
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KSFQ
15nm E | 240255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3008 RMK AO2 T00940068
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KAKQ
18nm N | 240254Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00890050 56002
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 231700Z 2317/2417 21009KT 9999 OVC050 QNH3018INS BECMG 2317/2318 23012G18KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3005INS BECMG 2318/2319 24015G20KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3002INS BECMG 2320/2321 24012KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3000INS BECMG 2404/2405 28006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2999INS TEMPO 2409/2413 6000 BR BECMG 2413/2414 34012G18KT 9999 FEW140 FEW250 QNH3016INS TX12/2320Z TN05/2313Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2317 NEXT 2911
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KPHF
32nm NE | 231732Z 2318/2418 23009KT P6SM BKN045 WS020/25045KT FM232000 26010KT P6SM SCT060 FM240600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM241500 35009G15KT P6SM SKC
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2323/2423 25010KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3003INS FM240700 29010KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS FM241500 35013KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH3021INS TX13/2419Z TN07/2409Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 240200Z 2402/2508 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3004INS BECMG 2409/2410 30009KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 2414/2415 34012G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3022INS BECMG 2422/2423 02006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3025INS TX14/2419Z TN05/2410Z
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