Franklin Municipal–John Beverly Rose Airport,[2][3][4] 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]

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Franklin Municipal Airport

John Beverly Rose Field
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Franklin
ServesFranklin, Virginia
Elevation AMSL41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates36°41′53″N 076°54′14″W
Website
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,977 1,517 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations5,012
Based aircraft25
Source: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]
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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]

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