FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DKX |
| Lat/Long: | 35-57-49.8010N / 083-52-25.1540W
35-57.830017N / 083-52.419233W
35.9638336 / -83.8736539
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 833 ft. / 254 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| 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 |
| 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: | 3497 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-57.755717N | | 35-57.903250N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.762700W | | 083-52.077367W |
| Elevation: | 834.0 ft. | | 831.0 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: | 84 ft. trees, 1770 ft. from runway, 18 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 92 ft. trees, 3042 ft. from runway, 54 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
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: | KATHI WHITAKER
2701 SPENCE PLACE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
Phone 865-577-4461 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 124 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 102 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 312/day * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 10 February 1999 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (260KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 06:50:32 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 02:50:32 |
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| METAR |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 170553Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 09/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00890072 10133 20089 58005
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KOQT
18nm W | 170553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 09/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00890072 10133 20089 58009 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 170530Z 170606 00000KT P6SM FEW035 TEMPO 0812 4SM BR FM1900 24012G18KT P6SM SCT060 FM0200 23007KT P6SM SCT080
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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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