FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 (757-899-2300) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FKNr108/5.4 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
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 |
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. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 91/week * | 38% | transient general aviation | 30% | local general aviation | 28% | military | 4% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (226KB) |
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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Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 25-Jun-2011
looking south.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunset | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 03:52:11 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2024 23:52:11 |
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METAR |
KFKN | 240335Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3005 RMK AO2 T01310041
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KSFQ 15nm E | 240335Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3006 RMK AO2 T01250072
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KAKQ 18nm N | 240254Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01500044 53006
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TAF |
KFAF 28nm NE | 240200Z 2402/2508 18012KT 9999 FEW210 QNH2995INS BECMG 2412/2413 24012KT 9000 DZ SCT010 BKN020 OVC025 QNH2999INS BECMG 2414/2415 24012G18KT 9000 -RA SCT010 BKN018 OVC025 QNH2998INS BECMG 2418/2419 24012G20KT 9999 NSW FEW025 FEW040 BKN055 QNH2995INS BECMG 2422/2423 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 SCT055 BKN080 QNH2996INS TX18/2421Z TN11/2409Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2403 NEXT 2410
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KPHF 32nm NE | 231734Z 2318/2418 24005KT P6SM SKC FM232300 18010KT P6SM SKC FM240300 18012KT P6SM SKC FM240600 22013KT P6SM SCT200 FM241000 22014KT P6SM BKN100 FM241300 24011KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070
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KNGU 33nm NE | 2323/2423 17010G18KT 9999 BKN300 QNH3002INS FM240400 20012G22KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2996INS FM241000 23014G24KT 9999 BKN120 OVC250 QNH2996INS FM241400 25012G22KT 9999 BKN040 OVC120 QNH2994INS TEMPO 2414/2418 24008KT 8000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 TX21/2418Z TN11/2409Z FN20003
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KLFI 34nm NE | 240100Z 2401/2507 18010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 2407/2409 22015G25KT 9999 SCT180 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 2412/2413 25012G18KT 9000 -DZ SCT045 OVC100 QNH2997INS BECMG 2417/2418 24012G18KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 QNH2994INS BECMG 2419/2420 23009KT 9999 NSW FEW030 BKN080 QNH2994INS TEMPO 2423/2504 23015KT VCTS BKN080CB TX17/2422Z TN12/2409Z
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NOTAMs |
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