FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 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 apply | |
download (31KB) |
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 05-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 09:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 01:33:11 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2008 21:33:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 060120Z AUTO 12004KT 4SM SCT006 BKN037 OVC046 22/21 A3004 RMK AO1
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KSFQ
15nm E | 060120Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM VCTSUP SCT011 BKN018 OVC025 22/21 A3004 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4V5 P0016 LTG DSNT E SW AND W
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KAKQ
18nm N | 060054Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -RA BR BKN036 OVC120 21/20 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 P0016 T02110200 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KPHF
33nm NE | 052332Z 060024 26007KT 3SM -RA FU OVC040CB TEMPO 0102 2SM RA FU OVC030CB FM0600 22006KT 4SM BR SCT030 OVC100 FM1300 21008KT 6SM FU OVC100 FM1800 21010KT P6SM VCSH BKN030CB
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KNGU
33nm NE | 052121 17010G15KT 8000 FU VCTS FEW020 BKN030CB BKN100 OVC200 QNH2986INS TEMPO 2103 VRB20G30KT 3200 TSRA BKN010 BKN030CB OVC100 BECMG 0305 20008KT 8000 -SHRA FU VCTS SCT030CB OVC100 QNH2991INS TEMPO 0206 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA FU BKN020CB BKN100 BKN200
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KLFI
34nm NE | 051717 20009KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 QNH2999INS BECMG 1920 18009KT 8000 -TSRA BKN040CB OVC060 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2001 18020G35KT 4800 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 0001 22009KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN040 OVC100 QNH3001INS T30/20Z T22/09Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0517 T
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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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