FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 -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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| 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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (166KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (185KB) |
| 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-Jul-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 10:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2026 00:51:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Jul-2026 20:51:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 240035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC026 23/19 A3014 RMK AO2 T02260191
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KSFQ
15nm E | 240035Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC046 23/21 A3014 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02310213
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KAKQ
18nm N | 232354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 23/18 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T02280183 10250 20228 51003
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 231800Z 2318/2424 03012KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3010INS TEMPO 2318/2320 9000 -SHRA BECMG 2322/2323 VRB06KT 9999 BKN065 BKN250 QNH3010INS BECMG 2413/2414 07010G15KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3012INS TX26/2318Z TN21/2409Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 231733Z 2318/2418 07007KT P6SM BKN060 FM240300 05003KT P6SM BKN060
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2323/2423 07008KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 BKN060 BKN250 QNH3009INS TEMPO 2400/2406 VRB04KT 8000 -SHRA BR SCT020 BKN030 OVC200 FM240700 06009KT 9999 FEW025 BKN050 BKN250 QNH3010INS BECMG 2413/2415 05011G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN080 BKN110 QNH3008INS TEMPO 2414/2420 VRB06KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC090 TX26/2420Z TN22/2410Z FN00062
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KLFI
34nm NE | 231700Z 2317/2423 05010G15KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN170 QNH3009INS TEMPO 2317/2320 05015G20KT BECMG 2322/2323 06009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3010INS BECMG 2403/2404 07012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH3013INS BECMG 2414/2415 07012G18KT 9999 SCT040 SCT080 QNH3010INS TX26/2319Z TN23/2404Z
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| NOTAMs |
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