KFKN — Franklin Rgnl
Franklin, VA · field elevation 40 ft · NON-ATCT
KFKN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFKN 100255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3008 RMK AO2 T00620044
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,193 ft · pressure altitude -120 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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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
- 1140Z / 2202Z
- 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.