FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (166KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (185KB) |
| 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 18-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jul-2026 19:29:38 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Jul-2026 15:29:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 181915Z AUTO 21011G19KT 10SM CLR 36/21 A2987 RMK AO2 T03560212
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KSFQ
15nm E | 181915Z AUTO 20011G19KT 10SM SCT055 35/22 A2988 RMK AO2 T03530224
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KAKQ
18nm N | 181902Z AUTO 8SM BKN041 BKN050 35/24 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T03500244 $
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 180300Z 1803/1908 VRB06KT 8000 HZ SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 1818/1819 20012G18KT 9000 HZ BKN050 QNH2979INS TEMPO 1822/1823 VRB15G30KT 6000 TSRA OVC040 TEMPO 1901/1904 22010G15KT 8000 SHRA BKN070 BECMG 1904/1905 22010G15KT 9000 BR SCT060 QNH2976INS TX35/1820Z TN26/1810Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1803 NEXT 2010
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KPHF
32nm NE | 181720Z 1818/1918 22011G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM182000 23013G22KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 PROB30 1822/1902 VRB15G34KT 2SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM190600 25005KT 6SM BR SCT025 BKN040 FM191200 26010KT P6SM BKN040
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KNGU
33nm NE | 181500Z 1815/1915 20010G20KT 9999 FEW020 SCT250 QNH2980INS BECMG 1818/1820 20010KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2975INS BECMG 1821/1823 21010KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH2979INS TEMPO 1823/1904 VRB15G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN010CB TX34/1817Z TN25/1906Z FN00291
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KLFI
34nm NE | 181700Z 1817/1923 20010G15KT 9999 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2985INS BECMG 1819/1820 21012G20KT 9999 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1901/1905 22015G25KT 8000 TSRA BKN050CB BECMG 1908/1909 23010G15KT 9999 FEW060 BKN140 QNH2978INS BECMG 1916/1917 27006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2980INS TX35/1819Z TN26/1907Z
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| NOTAMs |
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