FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 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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Times for 21-May-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-May-2025 04:38:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-May-2025 00:38:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 210415Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM BKN028 17/10 A2995 RMK AO2 T01670100
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KSFQ
15nm E | 210415Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC050 17/12 A2996 RMK AO2 T01660124
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KAKQ
18nm N | 210354Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM BKN055 17/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01720111
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 210200Z 2102/2208 12009KT 9999 BKN090 QNH2985INS BECMG 2107/2108 12012KT 6000 SHRA BKN030 OVC050 QNH2975INS TEMPO 2109/2113 VRB15G25KT 4800 TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 2114/2115 10009KT 9999 NSW FEW010 OVC030 QNH2970INS BECMG 2115/2116 09010G15KT 6000 -SHRA BKN009 OVC015 QNH2963INS TEMPO 2116/2118 10012G18KT 4800 -TSRA BKN007CB OVC010 BECMG 2119/2120 06009KT 9999 NSW SCT009 BKN015 QNH2960INS TEMPO 2202/2204 6000 -SHRA BKN010 TX23/2119Z TN15/2110Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2103 NEXT 2110
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KPHF
32nm NE | 201733Z 2018/2118 03008KT P6SM SCT250 FM202100 08006KT P6SM OVC100 FM210400 12008KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM210700 12010KT 4SM SHRA OVC030 FM211200 12011G17KT 4SM SHRA OVC015
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2023/2123 12008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN250 QNH2987INS WND 050V140 TEMPO 2023/2105 VRB06KT FM210600 14012KT 8000 SHRA BKN030 BKN120 OVC250 QNH2971INS TEMPO 2112/2118 VRB20G35KT 1600 TSRA BKN012CB OVC030 FM211800 15012G20KT 9999 BKN030 BKN120 BKN250 QNH2962INS TX24/2119Z TN15/2109Z FN20079
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KLFI
34nm NE | 210100Z 2101/2207 14009KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2982INS BECMG 2106/2107 15009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN200 QNH2995INS BECMG 2108/2109 13015G20KT 6000 SHRA BKN025 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2109/2113 12020G25KT 3200 TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 2114/2115 13020G25KT 6000 SHRA OVC015 QNH2985INS BECMG 2120/2121 11012G18KT 6000 SHRA BKN008 QNH2988INS BECMG 2201/2202 06009KT 9999 NSW BKN008 QNH2988INS TX21/2117Z TN16/2110Z
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