Airports / Virginia / FKN
Franklin Regional Airport
KFKN / FKNFranklin, VirginiaELEV 41 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Felker Army Air Field (FAF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Franklin, Virginia, Franklin Regional Airport (KFKN / FKN) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 41 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FKN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Felker Army Air Field (FAF, 30 nm), Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF, 33 nm), and Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU, 33 nm).
Charter pricing from FKN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Franklin.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
5/5 reviews“Fuel prices, and service is great.”
Trev Linton5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Clean well maintained facilities.”
Trev Linton5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Fuel prices, and service is great.”
Trev Linton5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Franklin Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KFKN
IATA
FKN
FAA / Local
FKN
Elevation
41 ft
Coordinates
36.6981° N · 76.9038° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 41 ft, FKN sits lower than 71% of the 38 Virginia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 30nmFAFFelker Army Air FieldNewport News (Fort Eustis)
- 33nmPHFNewport News Williamsburg International AirportNewport News
- 33nmNGUNorfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)Norfolk
- 35nmLFILangley Air Force BaseHampton
- 36nmORFNorfolk International AirportNorfolk
- 43nmNTUOceana Naval Air StationVirginia Beach
Location
Open the full mapKFKN · Franklin Regional Airport · Franklin, VA
From the ramp
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