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) and about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,728 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Franklin Regional?
Its FAA code is FKN, and its ICAO code is KFKN.
Where is Franklin Regional?
It is 2 miles northeast of Franklin, Virginia, 40 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Franklin Regional?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,977 feet long, asphalt.
Does Franklin Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Franklin Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Franklin Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Tidewater Soaring Society. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Franklin Regional?
5 pilot examiners and 14 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 Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Suffolk Executive (15 nm east), Hampton Roads Executive (22 nm east), Tri-County AT Henry Joyner Field (27 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 Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 | 12 |
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 4,728, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 192 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,784 |
| general aviation, local | 1,422 |
| military | 1,330 |
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
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Virginia.
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:
- Tidewater Soaring Society 8 aircraft · Windsor, 12 miles away Tidewater Soaring Society is a member-owned and operated flying club affiliated with the Soaring Society of America, located in Southeastern Virginia.
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 14 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Windsor, VA (12 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- David Hynes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; helicopters · Chesapeake, VA (24 nm) · (757) 406-9044 · [email protected]
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chesapeake Regional Airport · Chesapeake, VA (25 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Petersburg, VA (41 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- Christopher Bryan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Richmond Executive Airport -KFCI · Chesterfield, VA (50 nm) · (804) 304-7369 · [email protected]
All 29 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).
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 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 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- Tidewater Soaring Society 8 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,974 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FKN.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 26, 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.