KFKN
Airport
Franklin Rgnl
Franklin, Virginia

FAA NFDC Information 28-day cycle

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:FKN / KFKN
Lat/Lng:36.700296388888894, -76.90213555555556
36-42-01.0670N, 076-54-07.6880W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 05/27/2019
Elevation:40 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 05/27/2019
Magnetic Variation:09W,(1985), [-11W (2026)]
Sectional:WASHINGTON
From City:2nm NE of Franklin

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Airspace Analysis:NOT ANALYZED
in Operation Prior to 1959.
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:08/1937
Attended:All year Every day 0800-1700 (local)
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Washington(ZDC)Washington Center
FSS:Leesburg FSS(DCA)
NOTAMs and Weather:FKNNOTAM-D service at airport
Pattern Altitude:
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Lights:Activate MIRL 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.800
UNICOM:122.800
Weather:AWOS-3PT 757-562-8765 124.675
Approach:
Contact 'NORFOLK' Approach
127.9,269.425
Departure:
Contact 'NORFOLK' Departure
127.9,269.425
Master Airport:ORF (NORFOLK INTL)

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Major
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Other Services:Crop Dusting, Aircraft Rental

Ownership

Owner:City of Franklin
207 West Second Avenue
Franklin, Va 23851
757-562-8561
Manager:Trevelyn Linton
32470 John Beverly Rose Dr
Franklin, Va 23851
757-562-8764
Contact 757-562-8575 for After Hour Emergencies.

Runways

Runways:09/27

Runway 09/27

Length:4977 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 05/27/2019
Width:100 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 09 End 27
True Alignment:081,(070 Magnetic)261,(250 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Fair ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Fair Condition
Elevation at End:33.3' MSL40.3' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:35.3' MSL40.3' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:40' AGL40' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway2-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway 27 PAPI Unusable Beyond 1 NM from Threshold.
Objects:TreeTree
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Other than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mileOther than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile
Object Clearance Slope:7:112:1
Object Height:29' AGL83' AGL
Object Distance:422' Along centerline
127' Left of centerline
1224' Along centerline
398' Left of centerline
Other Objects: 4 ft High Fence 139 ft from Runway End, 242 ft L on Approach.

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Deer on and in Vicinity of Airport.
Psbl Traffic from the Southampton Memorial Helipad 2 NM W of Airport.
Drainage Ditches Next to Runway & Taxiways.
for Cd Contact Norfolk Approach at 757-464-0757.
Airport FBO Closed Sat and Sun.

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