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Franklin Flying Field

39.42640°N
-86.05830°W
ARR / DAY
0
100.0%
DEP / DAY
0
100.0%

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.

Current weather

From KBAK, 14 mi away (3FK does not publish METAR)

45m ago
Temp
82°F
Wind
5 kts
110°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KBAK 151745Z 11005KT 10SM SCT018 28/24 A3013

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
85% of ops
68 land · 0 TO
03
15% of ops
12 land · 15 TO
Runway 21 carries 85% of operations (68 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 03 at 15%.

Approach quality

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

21 68 landings
UA 31%
03 12 landings
UA 58%
Approaches to 21 show a 31% unstable-approach rate (21 UA events from 68 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
2.3
flights/day · 69 total
Busy hour (local)
8pm
also 6pm · 7pm
Day vs night
62%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 7pm–8pm local, averaging 2.3 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.6× weekday (1.6 vs 2.7 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (35% of 69 flights). Top three types: , , .

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
Anonymous
7/24/2007
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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