FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (188KB) |
| 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 22-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 21:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Dec-2025 23:32:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Dec-2025 18:32:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 222315Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3054 RMK AO2 T00261026
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KSFQ
15nm E | 222315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3055 RMK AO2 T00281044
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KAKQ
18nm N | 222254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP339 T00221044
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 221905Z 2219/2401 20009KT 9999 FEW140 SCT200 QNH3042INS BECMG 2305/2306 VRB06KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3028INS BECMG 2311/2312 21009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT040 OVC060 QNH3007INS BECMG 2317/2318 23015G20KT 9999 NSW SCT030 OVC050 QNH3002INS BECMG 2319/2320 24012G18KT 9999 FEW030 SCT040 QNH3001INS TX12/2319Z TN03/2308Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2220 NEXT 2311
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KPHF
32nm NE | 221720Z 2218/2318 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM230500 19004KT P6SM BKN250 FM231000 20006KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 FM231300 20009KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 2313/2318 P6SM -SHRA
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2215/2315 06008KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3055INS BECMG 2218/2220 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3050INS BECMG 2302/2304 18005KT 9999 SCT100 BKN150 QNH3038INS BECMG 2312/2314 22010G18KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 OVC120 QNH3020INS TX07/2221Z TN02/2310Z FN20075
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KLFI
34nm NE | 221800Z 2218/2324 VRB06KT 9999 FEW220 QNH3055INS BECMG 2221/2222 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3054INS BECMG 2304/2305 VRB06KT 9999 BKN150 QNH3048INS BECMG 2311/2312 21009KT 9999 BKN040 OVC060 QNH3033INS TEMPO 2315/2318 21012G18KT 8000 -SHRA OVC020 BECMG 2318/2319 24012G18KT 9999 FEW020 SCT035 QNH3009INS TX12/2318Z TN03/2300Z
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