Franklin Regional
FKN · KFKN · Franklin, Virginia · Isle of Wight County · map
Franklin Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Franklin, 2 miles northeast of Franklin, Virginia, 40 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,977 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KFKN · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFKN 062015Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3012 RMK AO2 T02060057
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FKN · ICAO KFKN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Franklin
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,977 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 29 ft high 422 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 83 ft high 1,224 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 127.9 | |
| Fkn and aWOS-3PT | 124.675 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 757-562-8765.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Franklin from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Franklin, Virginia: 3 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- In operation prior to 1959.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- <pattern altitude light aircraft 800 feet, hvy aircraft 1500 feet.
- 4 feet high fence 139 feet from runway end, 242 feet L on approach.
- Runway 27 PAPI unusable beyond 1 NM from threshold.
- Psbl traffic from the southampton memorial helipad 2 NM west of airport.
- Drainage ditches next to runway and taxiways.
- Airport the FBO (fixed-base operator) closed Saturday and Sunday.
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 5, 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.