# Welcome Field (35KY)

**Welcome Field** (FAA: 35KY) is a small airport in Franklin, Kentucky, United States. It opened in Jun 1969. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/35ky

## At a glance

- FAA: 35KY
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Franklin, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: Jun 1969
- Elevation: 695 ft / 212 m
- Coordinates: 36.7115, -86.6360
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672108
- Weather station: K1M5
- Ident: 35KY

## Timeline

- Jun 1969: Welcome Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 695 ft / 212 m | =23,523 of 43,403 | =11,223 in North America | =9,290 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [0KY1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ky1.md) Arnemann Farms Airport · 3.9 mi / 6.2 km
- [8KY3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4463.md) Cummings Farms Airfield · 5.1 mi / 8.2 km
- [4M7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4m7.md) Russellville Logan County Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [3TN9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3tn9.md) Holenthawall Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [1M5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1m5.md) Portland Municipal Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [0KY5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ky5.md) Boyce Wafer Farm Airport · 16 mi / 26 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/35ky/data