Nonstop flight route between Franklin, Virginia, United States and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN), Franklin, Virginia, United States and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 255 miles (or 411 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Franklin Municipal Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKN / KFKN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Franklin, Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'53"N by 76°54'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Franklin, Virginia | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Franklin | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FKN | 
| More Information: | FKN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNE / KPNE | 
| Airport Name: | Northeast Philadelphia Airport | 
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°4'54"N by 75°0'38"W | 
| Area Served: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Philadelphia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNE | 
| More Information: | PNE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN):
- Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Franklin Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Franklin Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of FKN.
- In addition to being known as "Franklin Municipal Airport", another name for FKN is "John Beverly Rose Field".
Facts about Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE):
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PNE.
- The furthest airport from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,736 miles (18,888 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was the headquarters and maintenance facility for Ransome Airlines, which operated scheduled passenger flights as Allegheny Commuter to Washington D.C.
- Because of Northeast Philadelphia Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeast Philadelphia Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The United States Army Air Corps began construction of a 545 acres airbase in Northeast Philadelphia during World War II, but the project was never completed and the property was turned over to the city in 1944.




