Franklin Field
F72 · Franklin, California · Sacramento County · map
Franklin Field is a public-use airport owned by Sacramento County, 4 miles southeast of Franklin, California, 23 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 3,123 feet of asphalt. It has about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 32,400 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Franklin Field?
Its FAA code is F72.
Where is Franklin Field?
It is 4 miles southeast of Franklin, California, 23 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Franklin Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 3,123 feet long.
Does Franklin Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Franklin Field?
6 pilot examiners and 21 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 Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA F72
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sacramento County
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,123 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 09/27 | 3,031 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 36: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 09: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lodi Airport (10 nm southeast), Sacramento Executive (13 nm north), Sacramento Mather Airport (16 nm north), Rancho Murieta Airport (19 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lodi Airport (10 nm southeast), Kingdon Airpark (13 nm south), Sacramento Executive (13 nm north), Rio Vista Municipal (15 nm southwest).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- All runways ltd to 12,500 pounds gross weight.
- Office at Sacramento executive airport.
- Sacramento executive airport.
- Monitor 122.9 within 5 miles. Extensive student training in area.
- Calm wind runway 18.
- Avoid overflight of detention facility on east side of airport except in emergency.
- Conduct helicopter training north of runway 09 and west of runway 36.
- Ultralights activity in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway B closed permanently.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 10 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 30,600 |
| general aviation, local | 1,800 |
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 Franklin from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Franklin, CA as the owner's town.
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, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 21 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jonathan Baror private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · EVA Flight Training Center · Mather, CA (16 nm) · (310) 350-5184 · [email protected]
- John Erich Sawatzky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oakley, CA (22 nm) · (925) 354-9419 · [email protected]
- Robert Frankovich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sacramento, CA (25 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · [email protected]
- Mark Pollard private pilot; airplanes · Walnut Creek, CA (38 nm) · (925) 595-1980 · [email protected]
- Robert Alan Davids private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Calaveras County Airport · San Andreas, CA (38 nm) · (209) 612-7432 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (42 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [email protected]
All 44 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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 · 10 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,658 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/F72.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.