Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)
EKN · KEKN · Elkins, West Virginia · Randolph County · map
Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field) is a public-use airport owned by Elkins-Randolph CO Rgnl Arpt Auth, 2 miles south of Elkins, West Virginia, 1,987 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 4,544 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 28 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 12 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)?
Its FAA code is EKN, and its ICAO code is KEKN.
Where is Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)?
It is 2 miles south of Elkins, West Virginia, 1,987 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 4,544 feet long.
Does Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field) have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)?
4 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 Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field)…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EKN · ICAO KEKN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Elkins-Randolph CO Rgnl Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,987 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,013 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1938
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,544 × 140 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 05/23 | 4,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 00X |
- Runway 14: tree 68 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 32: threshold displaced 1,390 ft, trees 90 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 05: threshold displaced 154 ft, trees 45 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, ant 258 ft high 2,135 ft from the end
- Runway 00X: LDA with DME
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.15 | |
| Ekn and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.275 | |
| Elkins and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-591-9020.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Upshur County Regional (21 nm west), North Central West Virginia Airport (30 nm northwest), Grant County (34 nm east).
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 West Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided daylight VFR only.
- Uncontrolled vehicles crossing runway 32 threshold.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and runway end identifier lights runway 23 - 122.9.
- All fueling 24HR self service.
- This runway exists to support the ouw lda/DME associated with this airport.
- 30 feet trees, 64-199 feet dstc, 248 feet R.
- 156 feet trees, 110 feet dstc, 220 feet L. 30 feet hangar, 0 feet dstc, 149 feet L.
- OMNI-DIRECTIONAL runway end identifier lights.
- Runway markings faded.
- Runway markings faded.
- PAPI NON-STD 5 degrees general aviation.
- 86 feet antenna, 850 from runway end 180 feet R, approach slope 11:1 to displaced threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 7,000 |
| military | 500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Elkins from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Elkins, West Virginia: 8 piston singles, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 2 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 Elkins 10 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Elkins Pilots Club 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in West Virginia 423 since 1982 · 53 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in West Virginia 32 landing places
- West Virginia 886 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/EKN.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 29, 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.