FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKN |
| Lat/Long: | 36-41-53.1140N / 076-54-13.6870W
36-41.885233N / 076-54.228117W
36.6980872 / -76.9038019
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 41 ft. / 12.5 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| 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', HVY ACFT 1500'. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 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 |
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| FKNr110/5.3 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| CVIr004/19.6 | | COFIELD VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 09W |
| ORFr258/35.7 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| HPWr171/39.2 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WALEY | | 306/13.6 | | 249 | | 10W | | RK | .-. -.- |
| WAKEFIELD | | 174/17.7 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| PORTSMOUTH | | 267/22.6 | | 241 | | 10W | | PVG | .--. ...- --. |
| EMPORIA | | 089/25.6 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
| AHOSKIE | | 039/27.3 | | 415 | | 10W | | ASJ | .- ... .--- |
| FELKER | | 217/29.8 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| HENRY | | 226/32.7 | | 375 | | 09W | | PJS | .--. .--- ... |
| 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, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.953650N | | 36-42.082200N |
| Longitude: | 076-54.631500W | | 076-53.625433W |
| Elevation: | 35.0 ft. | | 41.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. brush, 323 ft. from runway, 254 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. brush, 318 ft. from runway, 251 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT HIGH FENCE 139 FT FM RY END, 242 FT LEFT 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 757-562-8501 |
| Manager: | JIMMY GRAY
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: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 30% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY. GCO UNRELIABLE INDEFLY. |
| - | PSBL TFC FM THE SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HELIPAD 2 NM W OF ARPT. |
| - | DRAINAGE DITCHES NEXT TO RY & TWYS. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (164KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (175KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (63KB) |
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 (27 nm SW)
KEMV - Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:50:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 15:50:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 252020Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM SCT034 14/11 A2998 RMK AO1
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KSFQ
15nm E | 252020Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT019 OVC033 15/12 A2998 RMK AO2
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KAKQ
18nm N | 251954Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM OVC035 14/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01390100 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KPHF
33nm NE | 251720Z 2518/2618 27005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC010 FM252000 24005KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM260200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT050 FM260600 00000KT 3SM BR SCT005 FM261400 00000KT 6SM HZ BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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