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KFKN · Franklin Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KFKN FAA FKN Elev 41 ft Lat 36° 41.89' N Lon 76° 54.23' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,977 ft. Max gradient: 0.14%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 80.8° 4,977 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
27 260.8° 4,977 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.14%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.675
  • A/D NORFOLK APP/DEP 127.900
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 110.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFKN on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·350 VIRGINIA FRANKLIN RGNL (FKN)(KFKN) 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º42.02´ W76º54.13´ 40 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE FKN RWY 09–27: H4977X100 (ASPH–GRVD) MIRL RWY 09: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 27: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Rwy 27 PAPI unusable byd 1 NM fm thr.
  • ·Possible tfc from the Southampton Memorial Helipad 2 NM west of arpt.
  • ·TPA—840(800) lgt acft, 1540(1500) hvy acft.
  • ·Drainage ditches next to rwy & twys.
  • ·Arpt FBO clsd Sat and Sun.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 757-562-8764
  • ·AWOS–3PT 124.675 (757) 562–8765.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®NORFOLK APP/DEP CON 127.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Norfolk Apch at 757-464-0757.
  • ·HOPEWELL (VL) (H) VORTACW 114.35 HPW Chan 90(Y) N37º19.73´ W77º06.96´ 171º 39.0 NM to fld. 70/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 052º–060º byd 40 NM 100º–105º byd 40 NM 150º–160º byd 40 NM 205º–220º blo 4,500´ 225º–242º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 295º–305º byd 40 NM 330º–345º byd 40 NM WASHINGTON L–35C, 36H IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,300 ops in 2005

2024 total

4,728

10-yr total

49,446

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 68% · Mil 28%

Events / million ops

60.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-12-26 Cessna 177 · Other · VMC · night →
2017-07-16 Piper PA46 · Runway excursion · day →
2016-12-10 MATHIAS LINDA B Lightning · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-09-30 Beech F33A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-09-07 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 47 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 50 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 57 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 57 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 65 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 70 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jason Thomas Hebert Windsor VA 11 nm
David Matthew Delonga Suffolk VA 13 nm
Patrick Mark Hynes Suffolk VA 13 nm
Kevin Martin Leahy Suffolk VA 13 nm
Thomas Lee Isenhour Suffolk VA 13 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Suffolk VA 13 nm
Monte Stephen Crowl Suffolk VA 13 nm
Marita Jean Rea Suffolk VA 13 nm
David William Hynes Suffolk VA 13 nm
Brian Troy Madden Suffolk VA 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Leroy Long Franklin VA 2 nm
Kenneth Ronald Panissidi Franklin VA 2 nm
Wilbert Andrew Drake Carrsville VA 3 nm
Jason Louis Hubbell Carrsville VA 3 nm
Thomas Delbiondo Courtland VA 8 nm
Bobby Lynn Bedingfield Jr Courtland VA 8 nm
Bradley Cole Middleton Courtland VA 8 nm
Randall Brandon Hatfield Courtland VA 8 nm
John Terrill Walker Newsoms VA 12 nm
Ty Christopher Bowman Ivor VA 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 22 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 23 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 36 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 36 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 59 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 70 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 80 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 125 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 126 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 126 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.