FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 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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| 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. |
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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (169KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| 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 07-Nov-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:03 | | 22:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2024 04:49:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2024 23:49:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKN | 080435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 OVC085 21/18 A3007 RMK AO2 T02130184
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KSFQ
15nm E | 080435Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC075 21/20 A3007 RMK AO2 T02120196
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KAKQ
18nm N | 080354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 21/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02110194
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| TAF |
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KFAF
28nm NE | 080300Z 0803/0909 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN100 QNH3002INS BECMG 0808/0809 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 QNH3001INS BECMG 0818/0819 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2999INS TX23/0819Z TN16/0809Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0804 NEXT 0811
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KPHF
32nm NE | 071740Z 0718/0818 26005KT P6SM SCT100 FM072300 02007KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM080700 02005KT P6SM BKN025 FM081300 02003KT P6SM OVC040
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KNGU
33nm NE | 0723/0823 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 BKN100 BKN250 QNH3003INS TEMPO 0801/0805 BKN025 OVC100 FM080500 02008KT 9999 BKN025 OVC050 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0805/0811 VRB06KT 8000 SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM081500 35010KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 BKN250 QNH3004INS TX27/0818Z TN16/0809Z FN20067
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KLFI
34nm NE | 080200Z 0802/0908 VRB06KT 8000 BR FEW020 SCT100 BKN120 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0810/0816 32009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 BECMG 0820/0821 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH3003INS BECMG 0904/0905 33015KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3012INS TX21/0802Z TN16/0901Z
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