AirNav: KDKX - Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

KDKX

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

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:	833.2 ft. / 254.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (2010)
From city:	3 miles E of KNOXVILLE, TN
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	37915

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1938
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BNA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0700-2200
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	REIL RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 & TWY LGTS OPR DUSK-DAWN & PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 123.075.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.075
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
VXVr019/3.7		VOLUNTEER VORTAC		116.40		03W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100LL SELF SERV H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:

3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

22.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude:

35-57.755500N

35-57.903043N

Longitude:

083-52.762900W

083-52.077207W

Elevation:

833.0 ft.

830.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

080 magnetic, 075 true

260 magnetic, 255 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

LOCALIZER

Obstructions:

49 ft. tree, 865 ft. from runway, 153 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 865-342-3000
Manager:	ROB VOYLES 2701 SPENCE PLACE KNOXVILLE, TN 37920 Phone (865) 342-3182

Additional Remarks

A30A-08	CALM WIND RWY.
A30A-26	NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1 NM SW; DEP AVOID FLT OVR NBRHD.
-	GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	TFR OVR STADIUM 2.5 MI W; INFO & TIMES - 865-577-4461.
-	FOR CD CTC KNOXVILLE APCH AT 865-980-3034; IF UNA FOR CD CTC KNOXVILLE APCH AT 865-980-3033.

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 from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (214KB)
LOC RWY 26		download (258KB)
VOR-B		download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (138KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (126KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (11 nm SW)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (18 nm E)
KJAU - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (26 nm NW)
KMOR - Moore-Murrell Airport (27 nm NE)
3A2 - New Tazewell Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)

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Area around KDKX (Knoxville Downtown Island Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:52	11:52
Sunrise	07:20	12:20
Sunset	17:23	22:23
Evening civil twilight	17:51	22:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2024 09:33:13
Local (UTC-5)	21-Nov-2024 04:33:13

METAR

KDKX	210915Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2991 RMK A01
KTYS 10nm SW	210853Z 22008KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00281011 56009
KOQT 18nm W	210853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00331011 56009
KGKT 18nm E	210916Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A2990 RMK A01

TAF

KTYS
10nm SW

210522Z 2106/2206 25008KT P6SM SKC FM211500 25015G25KT P6SM SCT060 FM220000 25013G22KT P6SM BKN040

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority

865-577-4461
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, ...

More info about Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority

Titan
	100LL		Jet A
FS		$6.54		$5.73
SS		$6.14		---
Updated 13-Nov-2024

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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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