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KFKN Franklin Regional Airport
Franklin, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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
CVIr005/19.7COFIELD VORTAC114.6009W
ORFr258/35.6NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
HPWr171/39.1HOPEWELL VORTAC114.3506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAKEFIELD175/17.627411WAKQ .- -.- --.-
WOODVILLE322/39.225410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

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: 36-41.953348N36-42.082180N
Longitude: 076-54.631108W076-53.625160W
Elevation: 33.3 ft.40.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 081 true270 magnetic, 261 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 28 ft. tree, 632 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear59 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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5309:53
Sunrise06:2110:21
Sunset20:0500:05
Evening civil twilight20:3300:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Aug-2025 05:36:43
Local (UTC-4)  09-Aug-2025 01:36:43
 
METAR
KFKN 090515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3019 RMK AO2 T01750161
KAKQ 
18nm N 
090454Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 17/17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01720172 402610172
TAF
KFAF 
28nm NE 
090200Z 0902/1008 05006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3016INS BECMG 0913/0914 05012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3016INS TX27/0919Z TN20/0910Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0903 NEXT 1110
KPHF 
32nm NE 
081759Z 0818/0918 04009KT P6SM SCT024 BKN035 TEMPO 0818/0820 BKN025 FM082100 06010KT P6SM BKN040 FM090300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 FM091500 04009KT P6SM SKC
KNGU 
33nm NE 
0823/0923 07012G20KT 9999 FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 QNH3013INS BECMG 0901/0903 05008KT 9999 FEW035 SCT070 SCT250 QNH3014INS FM090900 03009KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 BKN250 QNH3015INS TEMPO 0909/0915 04011G18KT SCT015 BKN025 BKN120 FM092000 06011G18KT 9999 FEW025 SCT110 SCT200 QNH3016INS TX27/0920Z TN21/0910Z FN00062
KLFI 
34nm NE 
082030Z 0820/0923 06015G20KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 BKN160 QNH3013INS BECMG 0905/0906 06012G18KT 9999 BKN015 OVC020 QNH3014INS BECMG 0917/0918 05010G15KT 9999 FEW020 SCT045 QNH3018INS TX26/0917Z TN21/0910Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0820 NEXT 0907
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
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Comments
  
Franklin Municipal Airport 757-562-8764
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[email]

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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
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Shelby Performance Aviation 757-516-8383
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