FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 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: | CRAIG H. DAVIS
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 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 30-Aug-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 15:10:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 11:10:55 |
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| METAR |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 301453Z 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 26/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02560183 52015
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KOQT
18nm W | 301453Z AUTO 35003KT 9SM CLR 27/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02670183 51013 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 301129Z 301212 00000KT 5SM BR FEW050 SCT150 TEMPO 1213 3SM BR FM1400 03004KT P6SM SCT100 FM1800 02005KT P6SM SCT050CB FM0100 04005KT P6SM SCT080 FM0900 04003KT 5SM BR SKC
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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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