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 |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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 |
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| 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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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 24-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 10:53:04 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2024 06:53:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 241035Z AUTO 22006KT 190V250 10SM BKN120 12/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T01200047
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KSFQ
15nm E | 241035Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A2998 RMK AO2 T01190062
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KAKQ
18nm N | 240954Z AUTO 23007G15KT 10SM BKN110 13/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01280061
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 241000Z 2410/2516 23012KT 9999 BKN120 QNH2989INS BECMG 2414/2415 25012G18KT 8000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 QNH2991INS BECMG 2419/2420 23012KT 9000 -DZ FEW050 SCT070 QNH2991INS BECMG 2501/2502 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN060 QNH2997INS BECMG 2508/2509 05012G20KT 9999 BKN010 OVC030 QNH3004INS TX21/2421Z TN13/2510Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 240522Z 2406/2506 21011G18KT P6SM SCT150 FM241200 23012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM241400 25011G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070 FM241700 26010KT P6SM BKN090 FM250200 33006KT P6SM SCT120
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2407/2507 23013G21KT 9999 SKC 520009 QNH2993INS BECMG 2411/2413 24011G20KT 9999 VCSH OVC170 500000 QNH2994INS BECMG 2420/2422 26009G20KT 9999 VCSH SCT080 QNH2989INS TX21/2421Z TN12/2408Z FN00264
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KLFI
34nm NE | 240900Z 2409/2515 22015G25KT 9999 SCT150 BKN180 510033 QNH2994INS BECMG 2411/2412 24012G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 OVC100 510033 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2414/2418 9000 -SHRA BECMG 2419/2420 26010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT070 BKN120 QNH2997INS BECMG 2502/2503 34006KT 9999 FEW070 SCT120 QNH3002INS BECMG 2509/2510 03015G20KT 9999 SCT020 OVC030 QNH3011INS TX20/2420Z TN12/2410Z
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