FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DKX |
| Lat/Long: | 35-57-49.8000N / 083-52-25.2000W
35-57.830000N / 083-52.420000W
35.9638333 / -83.8736667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 833 ft. / 253.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of KNOXVILLE, TN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 37915 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BNA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 08/26, TWY LGTS AND REIL RYS 08 & 26 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TXWY GUIDANCE SIGNS AVBL. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.375 (865-579-6151) |
| KNOXVILLE APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| KNOXVILLE DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.7 |
| WX ASOS at TYS (11 nm SW): | PHONE 865-981-4053 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GKT (18 nm E): | 126.875 (865-429-5401) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VXVr019/3.7 | | VOLUNTEER VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1
100LL AVBL 24 HRS ON SELF-SVC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3499 x 74 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-57.755495N | | 35-57.903040N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.762905W | | 083-52.077227W |
| Elevation: | 833.2 ft. | | 830.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 075 true | | 258 magnetic, 255 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 1038 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KNOXVILLE METRO ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 15600
KNOXVILLE, TN 37901
Phone 865-970-2773 |
| Manager: | CRAIG H. DAVIS
2701 SPENCE PLACE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
Phone 865-577-4461 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 111 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 88 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 226/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RQ ACFT DEPG RY 26 AVOID TURNS OVER NEIGHBORHOOD LCTD APRXLY 1 NM SW OF ARPT NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (279KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (11 nm SW)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (18 nm E)
KJAU - Campbell County Airport (26 nm NW)
KMOR - Moore-Murrell Airport (27 nm NE)
KMNV - Monroe County Airport (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian Lynch
Taken in October 2003
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 22:24:04 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 17:24:04 |
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| METAR |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 082153Z 35004KT 10SM FEW120 22/03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP235 T02170033
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KOQT
18nm W | 082153Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 21/04 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T02110044 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 081730Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM090400 VRB02KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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