KFKN — Franklin Rgnl
Franklin, VA · field elevation 40 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KFKN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFKN 252355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 16/11 A2995 RMK AO2 T01640114 10208 20158
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 179 ft · pressure altitude 10 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFKN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFKN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.70030, -76.90214
- Elevation
- 40 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1059Z / 2258Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Isle Of Wight, VA
Everything else KFKN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,977 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 127.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSFQ Suffolk Exec15 nm
- KAKQ Wakefield Muni18 nm
- KPVG Hampton Roads Exec22 nm
- KASJ Tri-County At Henry Joyner Fld27 nm
- KEMV Emporia-Greensville Rgnl28 nm
- KCPK Chesapeake Rgnl28 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFKN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.