FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 |
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| VXVr102/18.0 | | VOLUNTEER VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 03W |
| SOTr284/23.5 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| JEFFERSON | | 194/15.4 | | 346 | | 04W | | JXT | .--- -..- - |
| DULANEY | | 246/35.2 | | 263 | | 04W | | DYQ | -.. -.-- --.- |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 35-51.534893N | | 35-51.396105N |
| Longitude: | 083-32.273000W | | 083-31.171417W |
| Elevation: | 1013.8 ft. | | 1006.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 102 magnetic, 099 true | | 282 magnetic, 279 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 339 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 1250 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 113 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: | | 89 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 67 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 194/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 22% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 10 | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
KGCY - Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (40 nm NE)
KJAU - Campbell County Airport (42 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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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 12-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 11:08:21 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 07:08:21 |
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| METAR |
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KTYS
22nm W | 121053Z 04009KT 10SM FEW065 16/09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01610089
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KOQT
36nm W | 121053Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01670094 TSNO
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K1A5
38nm S | 121101Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM SCT038 BKN043 18/09 A3037 RMK AO2
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KRHP
43nm S | 121100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT039 19/13 A3034 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTYS
22nm W | 120520Z 120606 04006KT P6SM SCT070 FM1400 04010KT P6SM SCT070 FM0000 00000KT P6SM 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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