Franklin Flying Field
3FK · Franklin, Indiana · Johnson County · map
Franklin Flying Field is a public-use airport owned by Siberb Aviation CORP, 3 miles south of Franklin, Indiana, 740 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,400 feet of asphalt.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Franklin Flying Field?
Its FAA code is 3FK.
Where is Franklin Flying Field?
It is 3 miles south of Franklin, Indiana, 740 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Franklin Flying Field?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,400 feet long, asphalt.
Does Franklin Flying Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Franklin Flying Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Bakalar Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Franklin Flying Field?
6 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Franklin Flying Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3FK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Siberb Aviation CORP
- Elevation
- 740 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,400 × 35 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 125 ft, tree 45 ft high 320 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 165 ft, crops 10 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Columbus Municipal (12 nm southeast), Indy South Greenwood Airport (12 nm north), Shelbyville Municipal (15 nm northeast), Indianapolis International (21 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Columbus Municipal (12 nm southeast), Indy South Greenwood Airport (12 nm north), Shelbyville Municipal (15 nm northeast), Indianapolis International (21 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Trees 125 feet L of centerline 163 feet from runway end.
- Crops 66 feet R of centerline and 113 feet L of centerline.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Approach slope to dthr 36:1.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Franklin from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Franklin, Indiana: 24 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Bakalar Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Columbus, 14 miles away
Repair stations in Franklin:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 20 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- Cory Alexander Irwin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Indy South Greenwood Airport · Greenwood, IN (11 nm) · (812) 699-1711 · [email protected]
- James Carroll Buehler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vincennes University · Indianapolis, IN (21 nm) · (317) 225-2757 · [email protected]
- Steven Edward Stombaugh private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vincennes University · Indianapolis, IN (21 nm) · (317) 272-6180 · [email protected]
- John Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brownsburg, IN (30 nm) · (812) 596-4627 · [email protected]
- David John Mino private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport - UMP · Fishers, IN (32 nm) · (317) 691-3872 · [email protected]
- Troy Macvey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Milan, IN (46 nm) · (515) 509-7027 · [email protected]
All 50 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Franklin 28 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprops
- Bakalar Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Airtomic · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,367 since 1982 · 179 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,700 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3FK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.