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KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GKT
Lat/Long: 35-51-27.9320N / 083-31-43.3370W
35-51.465533N / 083-31.722283W
35.8577589 / -83.5287047
(estimated)
Elevation: 1014 ft. / 309.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of SEVIERVILLE, TN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 37862

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1964
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BNA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RYS 10 & 28 OPER CONT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 126.875 (865-429-5401)
KNOXVILLE APPROACH: 132.8
KNOXVILLE DEPARTURE: 132.8
WX AWOS-3 at DKX (18 nm W): 125.375 (865-579-6151)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VXVr102/18.0VOLUNTEER VORTAC116.4003W
SOTr284/23.5SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JEFFERSON194/15.434604WJXT .--- -..- -
DULANEY246/35.226304WDYQ -.. -.-- --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 5506 x 75 ft. / 1678 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 54.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 35-51.534893N35-51.396105N
Longitude: 083-32.273000W083-31.171417W
Elevation: 1013.8 ft.1006.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 102 magnetic, 099 true282 magnetic, 279 true
Displaced threshold: no339 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 1176 ft. from runway, 4 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear113 ft. hill, 200 ft. from runway, 272 ft. both sides of centerline
STEEP RISE IN GND 50 FT FM THLD EAST END OF PAVEMENT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SEVIER COUNTY
COURT HOUSE
SEVIERVILLE, TN 37862
Phone 865-453-6136
Manager: DON BAKER
1255 AIRPORT RD
SEVIERVILLE, TN 37862
Phone 865-453-8393

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 102
Single engine airplanes: 79
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 194/day *
70% transient general aviation
22% local general aviation
7% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008

Additional Remarks

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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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (346KB)
VOR/DME RWY 10   download (269KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKX - Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (18 nm W)
KMOR - Moore-Murrell Airport (21 nm N)
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (23 nm W)
1A5 - Macon County Airport (38 nm S)
KGCY - Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (40 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of KGKT (Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport)
Photo by Antonio Gemma Moré
Photo taken 02-Nov-2008
from 7000 ft

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5409:54
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset20:5300:53
Evening civil twilight21:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 04:52:14
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 00:52:14
 
METAR
KTYS 
22nm W 
050353Z 02006KT 9SM SCT090 SCT110 23/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02330183
KOQT 
36nm W 
050353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 BKN110 23/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02280183 TSNO
K1A5 
38nm S 
050420Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT090 17/15 A3006 RMK AO2 T01650154
KRHP 
43nm S 
050403Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KTYS 
22nm W 
042330Z 0500/0524 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 TEMPO 0504/0508 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM050800 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC025CB FM051600 23008KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS BKN030CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport 865-453-8393
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100LL 
$3.95 
Jet A 
$3.97 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KGKT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA PIGEON FORGE - MUSIC ROAD AREA 4.0 70-110
BEST WESTERN GREENBRIER INN 2.2 48-99
PARK VISTA HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER 10.5 75-113
SIDNEY JAMES MOUNTAIN LODGE 10.6 49-149
COMFORT INN & SUITES AT DOLLYWOOD LANE 5.4 49-140
SUPER 8 PIGEON FORGE 4.7 34-110
RIVER TERRACE RESORT 10.0 59-100
DAYS INN SEVIERVILLE APPLE VALLEY 3.3 31-98
SLEEP INN SEVIERVILLE 2.4 66-98
MICROTEL INN GATLINBURG 10.2 45-125
ECONO LODGE PIGEON FORGE 4.7 40-100
 

Other hotels near Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport

Miles Price ($)
RIVER VIEW INN 2.2 
GOVERNORS INN 2.5 59-159
WYNDHAMVR SMOKY MOUNTAINS 2.6 86-95
THE RESORT 2.6 125-233
ECONO LODGE SEVIERVILLE 2.8 41-66
HAMPTON INN SEVIERVILLE 2.9 98-109
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT PIGEON FORGE 3.0 104-159
COMFORT INN APPLE VALLEY 3.3 67-149
COMFORT INN RIVER SUITES 3.3 54-160
HAMPTON PIGEON FORGE ON THE PKW 3.6 99-184

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport

18 in Sevierville
1 in Sevieville
42 in Pigeon Forge
8 in Kodak
41 in Gatlinburg
4 in Dandridge
3 in Townsend
 

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