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Franklin Flying Field

39.42640°N
-86.05830°W
ARR / DAY
1
50.0%
DEP / DAY
1
55.6%

Franklin Flying Field (3FK) is a small general aviation airport located in Franklin, IN, 24 mi south of Indianapolis. It features 1 runway measuring 2,400 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days. Cargo carriers account for about 11% of observed flights, with FedEx, UPS and others operating alongside passenger service.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

Temp
Wind
Visib
Ceil

Runways

1 installed

2,400 FT MAX
03/21
2,400 ft × 35
ASPH-G● LIT

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

21
89% of ops
163 land · 0 TO
03
11% of ops
21 land · 26 TO
Runway 21 carries 89% of operations (163 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 03 at 11%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

21 163 landings
UA 17%
03 21 landings
UA 10%
Approaches to 21 show a 17% unstable-approach rate (28 UA events from 163 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
2.5
flights/day · 76 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 5pm · 12pm
Day vs night
68%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 12pm–4pm local, averaging 2.5 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.1× weekday (2.8 vs 2.6 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (21% of 68 flights). Top three types: , , .

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
Anonymous
07/24/2007
Home Sweet home!!!!!!!!!
This is my home airport, not to busy and not so empty that it makes you sad. There is flight training on the field and also a jump school. Avg as only, but who would lad a jet on 2300' of runway anyway? Come on down to 3fk and see us sometime.
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