# Franklin Field (F72)

**Franklin Field** (FAA: F72) is a small airport in Franklin, California, United States. It opened in Jul 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,123 ft (952 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf72

## At a glance

- FAA: F72
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Franklin, California, United States
- Opened: Jul 1946
- Elevation: 23 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 38.3049, -121.4300
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,123 ft / 952 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.sacramento.aero/f72/about/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Field_(California) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4492376
- Weather station: KSAC · WMO 72483
- Ident: KF72

## Timeline

- Jul 1946: Franklin Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,123 ft / 952 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 194° / 014° |  |
| 09/27 | 3,031 ft / 924 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 104° / 284° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,123 ft / 952 m | #15,226 of 29,858 | #6,139 in North America | #5,176 in US |
| Elevation | 23 ft / 7 m | =41,032 of 43,403 | =18,535 in North America | =15,194 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## 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/kf72/data