FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKN |
| Lat/Long: | 36-42-01.1000N / 076-54-07.7000W
36-42.018333N / 076-54.128333W
36.7003056 / -76.9021389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 40 ft. / 12.2 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 |
| 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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| 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 | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WALEY | | 306/13.6 | | 249 | | 10W | | RK | .-. -.- |
| WAKEFIELD | | 173/17.6 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| PORTSMOUTH | | 268/22.5 | | 241 | | 10W | | PVG | .--. ...- --. |
| EMPORIA | | 089/25.7 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
| AHOSKIE | | 039/27.4 | | 415 | | 10W | | ASJ | .- ... .--- |
| FELKER | | 218/29.6 | | 226 | | 11W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| HENRY | | 226/32.5 | | 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: | 4976 x 100 ft. / 1517 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.953345N | | 36-42.082078N |
| Longitude: | 076-54.631248W | | 076-53.625407W |
| Elevation: | 32.7 ft. | | 39.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 081 true | | 270 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. brush, 588 ft. from runway, 292 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. tree, 1227 ft. from runway, 399 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 757-562-8764 |
| 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 101/week * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 29% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (272KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (174KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (63KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 25-Jun-2011
looking south.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 23:34:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 18:34:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 122255Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 02/M11 A3010 RMK AO1
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KSFQ
15nm E | 122255Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 03/M10 A3010 RMK AO2
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KAKQ
18nm N | 122254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M15 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00171150 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KPHF
32nm NE | 121720Z 1218/1318 29014G22KT P6SM SKC FM122300 30012KT P6SM SKC FM130400 28006KT P6SM SKC FM131500 26009KT P6SM SKC
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KNGU
33nm NE | 1215/1315 31025G38KT 9999 FEW020 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 QNH3005INS BECMG 1222/1300 29012G18KT SKC 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 QNH3006INS BECMG 1306/1308 29008KT 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 QNH3015INS T05/1222Z TM02/1310Z
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KLFI
34nm NE | 1218/1318 31015G25KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3008INS BECMG 1223/1224 30012KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS T05/1318Z TM05/1314Z LIMITED METWATCH 1218 TIL 1312
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| NOTAMs |
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