AirNav: KDKX - Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

KDKX

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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 423-219-5043
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:

54 ft. tree, 862 ft. from runway, 156 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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 865-342-3181

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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (198KB)
LOC RWY 26		download (241KB)
VOR-B		download (195KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:54	09:54
Sunrise	06:23	10:23
Sunset	20:42	00:42
Evening civil twilight	21:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-May-2026 00:26:56
Local (UTC-4)	27-May-2026 20:26:56

METAR

KDKX	280015Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2998 RMK A01
KTYS 10nm SW	272353Z 24005KT 10SM FEW040 FEW130 BKN250 27/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP140 CB DSNT SE-SW 60004 T02720211 10294 20250 55004
KOQT 18nm W	272353Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN120 28/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP141 60000 T02780211 10294 20244 55007
KGKT 18nm E	280016Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3000 RMK A01

TAF

KTYS
10nm SW

271720Z 2718/2818 24010G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 PROB30 2718/2722 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM280000 23004KT P6SM BKN100 FM281000 23003KT 4SM BR OVC050 FM281300 33003KT P6SM BKN050

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		$8.49		$7.99
SS		$8.09		---
Updated 18-May-2026

1 read write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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