FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026
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 |
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| 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 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (171KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (190KB) |
| 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 01-Sep-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Sep-2026 21:57:37 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 01-Sep-2026 17:57:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 012155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 34/20 A2999 RMK AO2 T03410204
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KSFQ
15nm E | 012155Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM SCT065 33/25 A3000 RMK AO2 T03280245
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KAKQ
18nm N | 012154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03440200
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 011800Z 0118/0224 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2995INS BECMG 0200/0201 VRB06KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2997INS BECMG 0209/0210 VRB06KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2999INS TX34/0120 TN26/0210Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 011720Z 0118/0218 23006KT P6SM FEW060 FM020000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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KNGU
33nm NE | 011400Z 0115/0215 25012KT 9999 SCT040 BKN250 QNH2992INS FM012300 20010KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2992INS FM020700 25010KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TX35/0119Z TN25/0209Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 011700Z 0117/0223 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 SCT120 QNH3002INS TEMPO 0119/0122 16015G25KT 4800 TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 0123/0124 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2996INS BECMG 0208/0209 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 SCT150 QNH2999INS TX34/0118Z TN25/0211Z
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| NOTAMs |
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