FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (169KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| 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 12-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 19:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Mar-2026 07:27:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Mar-2026 03:27:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 120715Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2975 RMK AO2 T02280146
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KSFQ
15nm E | 120715Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2976 RMK AO2 T02330162
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KAKQ
18nm N | 120654Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02390156
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 120200Z 1202/1308 21009KT 9999 SKC WS020/21050KT QNH2973INS BECMG 1205/1206 22012G18KT 9999 SCT210 QNH2966INS BECMG 1211/1212 35012G18KT 8000 -SHRA OVC025 QNH2969INS BECMG 1214/1215 01015G25KT 6000 SHRA OVC020 QNH2980INS TEMPO 1218/1221 34020G30KT 6000 VCTS SHRA OVC015CB BECMG 1221/1222 30010G20KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC090 QNH2999INS BECMG 1300/1301 32006KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS TX25/1202Z TN04/1302Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1203 NEXT 1210
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KPHF
32nm NE | 120525Z 1206/1306 22012G18KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/24045KT FM121400 34017G24KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM121700 34017G25KT 3SM RA BR SCT008 OVC012 FM122000 34013G21KT 2SM RASN BR OVC008 FM122200 34009KT P6SM BKN030 FM130000 33004KT P6SM FEW250
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KNGU
33nm NE | 1123/1223 20015G25KT 9999 SCT065 BKN250 WS020/23050KT 520009 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1200/1206 22010G18KT BKN070 BKN200 FM120700 23015G25KT 9999 BKN250 WS020/23050KT 520009 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1207/1213 21010G18KT FEW025 BKN050 BKN200 BECMG 1212/1214 26015G25KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN050 BKN200 540009 QNH2971INS WND 200V360 TEMPO 1212/1218 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN012CB OVC020 FM121800 35018G28KT 9999 VCSH BKN012 OVC040 540009 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1218/1223 32014G24KT 4800 SHRA BR OVC007 TX28/1123Z TN04/1221Z FN0
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KLFI
34nm NE | 111700Z 1117/1223 30010G15KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2982INS BECMG 1120/1121 21012G18KT 9999 SCT040 BKN200 QNH2964INS TEMPO 1121/1123 21015G25KT BECMG 1212/1213 21012G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2965INS BECMG 1215/1216 22015G25KT 8000 SHRA BKN010 QNH2966INS TEMPO 1216/1220 30020G35KT 510009 BECMG 1219/1220 30012G20KT 4800 TSRA BKN010CB OVC030 QNH2983INS TEMPO 1220/1223 30020G35KT 510009 BECMG 1222/1223 32010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN100 QNH2992INS TX28/1118Z TN13/1209Z
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