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From Stuart B. Stephens
on 01-Oct-2023 |
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Had a wonderful stay seeing the sights in Smokey Mountain Nat'l Park. We landed (GKT) at about 8:30 pm back in Mid-August, about sunset. The FBO Looked awesome, but unfortunately we were not able to access the facilities. Once arriving from Oklahoma (RCE), my wife and myself were in need of a restroom. It would be exceptional convenient if GKT could put in a keypad for Pilots and their passengers to use the facilities after normal business hours. If not willing for general aviation to use the FBO after hours please consider a bathroom with a door that opens to the tarmac.
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From Ron Natalie
on 31-Jul-2023 |
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I've been here before and they usually are quite friendly and responsive. But on my stop there today, despite being told TWICE what I needed for fuel and how to fuel my plane, they dangerously and negligently over fueled me by filling the aux tanks (which I told them NOT to fuel) and leaving my main tank untouched (which I told them TWICE that I wanted topped and how it had to be done in the Navion). Had I not caught their incompetence, this could have been a massive safety issue.
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From Eric Perdew
on 14-Apr-2023 |
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Easy in and easy out... The interesting thing though was the rental car was a Dodge Charger. I enjoyed driving that...
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From Bill Bennett
on 03-May-2022 |
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We arrived on a Saturday. The airport was active, the tie down area for the FBO is well laid out with the front row for larger aircraft, singles and small twins in the rest. All but the last row simply pulls into a tiedown slot, no additional movement required. Overnight fee was reasonable for singles. Fuel price on the high side. FBO people met us at the plane with our rental car. They also allowed us on the ramp when we left. The ramp area was almost full on Saturday (2 places available). Then on Wednesday when we left there were only about 4 planes total on the ramp. Also, you can contact Knoxville Approach clearly while on the ground on frequency 132.8
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From Greg Fowler
on 21-Feb-2022 |
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I overall had a good experience. They came out and chained down my airplane, and refueled it with about $150 of gas. I paid for the fuel. No problem. When I returned to leave, I told the attendant that I needed to leave and get to my aircraft. He did not stand up, and asked if I needed a ride in the golf cart, I told him I could walk. The next morning, I was called and advised I owed $5 for the overnight tiedown. I don't mind the five dollars, but I think the guy could have gotten out of his chair and said something. I also question their use of time to call and get credit card info for a five-dollar charge.
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From Matthew McDonald
on 30-Nov-2021 |
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Great hospitality, nice facility, and staff. Higher gas price but $10 per night fee was waived with fuel purchase down to $5 a night. As my plane was totally covered in thick frost they towed it up to the front of the ramp and gave me an extension cord to plug in my pre-heater. Looking forward to my next visit to GKT.
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Had a wonderful stay seeing the sights in Smokey Mountain Nat'l Park. We landed (GKT) at about 8:30 pm back in Mid-August, about sunset. The FBO Looked awesome, but unfortunately we were not able to access the facilities. Once arriving from Oklahoma (RCE), my wife and myself were in need of a restroom. It would be exceptional convenient if GKT could put in a keypad for Pilots and their passengers to use the facilities after normal business hours. If not willing for general aviation to use the FBO after hours please consider a bathroom with a door that opens to the tarmac.
I've been here before and they usually are quite friendly and responsive. But on my stop there today, despite being told TWICE what I needed for fuel and how to fuel my plane, they dangerously and negligently over fueled me by filling the aux tanks (which I told them NOT to fuel) and leaving my main tank untouched (which I told them TWICE that I wanted topped and how it had to be done in the Navion). Had I not caught their incompetence, this could have been a massive safety issue.
Easy in and easy out... The interesting thing though was the rental car was a Dodge Charger. I enjoyed driving that...
