Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport

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Franklin Municipal Airport
John Beverly Rose Field

IATA: FKN – ICAO: KFKN – FAA: FKN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Franklin
Serves Franklin, Virginia
Elevation AMSL 41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 36°41′53″N 076°54′14″W / 36.69806, -76.90389
Website FranklinVA.com/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,977 1,517 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 5,012
Based aircraft 25
Source: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport[3][4][2], also known as Franklin Municipal Airport[1][5][6] or John Beverly Rose Field[5][7] (IATA: FKN, ICAO: KFKN, FAA LID: FKN) is a public airport in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Franklin and is located at 32470 John Beverly Rose Drive, two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the city's central business district.[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Franklin Municipal Airport covers an area of 313 acres (127 ha) at an elevation of 41 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a 4,977 x 100 ft. (1,517 x 30 m) asphalt surface.[2] Two former runways, 14/32 and 4/22, are in no longer used and marked with yellow X's.

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, the airport had 5,012 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 70% general aviation, 30% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 12% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Franklin Municipal Airport official page at City of Franklin website
  2. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for FKN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  3. ^ AirNav: KFKN - Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  4. ^ Report to Congress 2005-2009. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  5. ^ a b Citizen's Guide (2005)PDF from City of Franklin, Virginia
  6. ^ Franklin Municipal - FKNPDF from Virgina Department of Aviation
  7. ^ 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update: TransportationPDF from County of Southampton, Virginia

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