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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Times for 19-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 02:36:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2024 22:36:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 200215Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT120 13/10 A3004 RMK AO2 T01250096
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KSFQ
15nm E | 200215Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM OVC008 12/11 A3005 RMK AO2 T01180110
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KAKQ
18nm N | 200154Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM FEW120 12/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01170100
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 200200Z 2002/2108 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN008 QNH3000INS BECMG 2004/2005 VRB06KT 9000 BR SCT009 BKN010 OVC020 QNH2994INS BECMG 2010/2011 VRB06KT 8000 SHRA OVC009 QNH2993INS BECMG 2014/2015 VRB06KT 9999 NSW OVC008 QNH2996INS BECMG 2017/2018 01012KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2996INS BECMG 2022/2023 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 BKN045 QNH2993INS BECMG 2023/2024 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2993INS TX17/2022Z TN10/2008Z LAST NO AFT 2003 NEXT 2210
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KPHF
32nm NE | 200053Z 2001/2024 10007KT P6SM VCSH BKN012 TEMPO 2001/2003 BKN009 FM200300 15005KT P6SM BKN009 FM200600 16004KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN005 FM201400 34008KT P6SM OVC008 FM201900 01008KT P6SM SCT025
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KNGU
33nm NE | 1923/2023 11010KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN150 BKN250 QNH2999INS WND 040V160 TEMPO 1923/2003 8000 -SHRA BR OVC009 FM200300 16007KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC030 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2003/2007 VRB04KT 4800 SHRA BR BKN005 OVC025 FM200700 VRB05KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC040 QNH2993INS TEMPO 2007/2013 3200 SHRA BR OVC005 FM201500 35009G17KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN070 BKN110 QNH2994INS TEMPO 2015/2021 01014G22KT BKN007 OVC040 TX20/2021Z TN13/2006Z FN00062
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KLFI
34nm NE | 200130Z 2001/2107 11009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 QNH3002INS BECMG 2009/2010 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA BKN005 OVC010 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2010/2012 24020G25KT 9000 -TSRA OVC005CB BECMG 2013/2014 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA OVC004 QNH2996INS BECMG 2017/2018 35018KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH2996INS BECMG 2106/2107 01015KT 9999 BKN030 OVC045 QNH3003INS TX16/2022Z TN12/2011Z
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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