KFKN — Franklin Rgnl
Franklin, VA · field elevation 40 ft · NON-ATCT
KFKN current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFKN 111155Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM SCT110 22/20 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02240202 10225 20212
- Wind
- from 210° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 818 ft · pressure altitude -50 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 09 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1022Z / 0003Z
- Magnetic variation
- -9° (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.