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 20:28:39 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2024 16:28:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 242015Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM OVC095 17/12 A3001 RMK AO2 T01660117
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KSFQ
15nm E | 242015Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM OVC065 16/13 A3001 RMK AO2 T01600133
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KAKQ
18nm N | 241954Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02000111
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 241800Z 2418/2524 23012KT 9999 FEW100 SCT140 BKN180 QNH2991INS BECMG 2501/2502 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 QNH2997INS BECMG 2508/2509 05012G18KT 9999 SCT020 OVC030 QNH3004INS TX19/2422Z TN12/2510Z
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KPHF
32nm NE | 241720Z 2418/2518 26011G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN100 FM250200 34005KT P6SM BKN080 FM250500 02007KT P6SM BKN100
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KNGU
33nm NE | 2415/2515 23013KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 BKN250 QNH2993INS TEMPO 2415/2420 8000 SHRA BKN040 OVC080 FM250100 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 BKN110 BKN250 QNH3000INS FM250900 03010KT 9999 BKN035 OVC110 QNH3013INS TX21/2418Z TN13/2509Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 241700Z 2417/2523 25012G18KT 9000 -SHRA SCT050 BKN080 OVC100 QNH3000INS BECMG 2419/2420 23012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN080 QNH2998INS BECMG 2422/2423 22006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 QNH3001INS BECMG 2508/2509 04015G20KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN045 QNH3013INS BECMG 2511/2512 05015G20KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH3021INS TX19/2419Z TN13/2510Z
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