FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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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| 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: | 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (188KB) |
| 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 05-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 22:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2025 08:29:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Dec-2025 03:29:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 050815Z AUTO 03006KT 7SM -RA BKN029 OVC036 03/00 A3024 RMK AO2 T00250000
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KSFQ
15nm E | 050815Z AUTO 04011G17KT 03/02 A3024 RMK AO2 P0001 T00330018 PWINO TSNO
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KAKQ
18nm N | 050754Z AUTO 05003KT 3SM -SN BR OVC019 01/M01 A3024 RMK AO2 SNB16 SLP243 P0001 T00111006
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 0503/0609 04009KT 9999 BKN110 QNH3017INS BECMG 0508/0509 05010G15KT 4800 -SN BKN010 OVC040 QNH3016INS TEMPO 0510/0514 04009KT 3200 -RASN OVC008 BECMG 0513/0514 05006KT 8000 -RA OVC008 QNH3001INS BECMG 0517/0518 03006KT 9999 NSW OVC006 QNH2994INS BECMG 0521/0522 35009KT 9999 OVC006 QNH2987INS TX05/0503Z TN01/0508Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0503 NEXT 0511
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KPHF
32nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 01006KT P6SM VCSH OVC090 FM050900 04007KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM051100 05007KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC006 FM051300 05007KT 2SM -RASN BR OVC006 FM051600 03006KT 2SM -RADZ BR OVC005 FM052000 01005KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC004
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KNGU
33nm NE | 0423/0523 01012KT 9999 SCT100 BKN200 QNH3014INS TEMPO 0423/0505 VRB06KT FEW040 BKN100 OVC200 FM050600 03012KT 9999 BKN040 OVC100 650109 QNH3020INS TEMPO 0506/0508 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 FM050800 03012KT 8000 -RA SCT007 OVC020 650109 QNH3021INS TEMPO 0508/0512 1600 RASN OVC007 FM051200 06010KT 6000 -RA OVC007 650109 QNH2999INS TX07/0518Z TN02/0509Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 050200Z 0502/0608 03012KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3018INS BECMG 0504/0505 25012KT 9999 OVC090 QNH3021INS BECMG 0508/0509 22015KT 2800 -SN OVC025 650259 QNH3015INS TEMPO 0511/0513 3200 -RASN OVC012 650129 BECMG 0513/0514 06012KT 8000 -RA OVC012 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0518/0521 BKN004 BECMG 0521/0522 01006KT 8000 -SHRA OVC004 QNH2989INS BECMG 0605/0606 33010G15KT 9999 NSW OVC004 QNH2987INS TX07/0502Z TN01/0508Z
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