FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 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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Click on chart to expand
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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 07:51:47 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 03:51:47 |
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| METAR |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 060742Z 15004KT 10SM TS FEW045CB SCT085 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 TSB41RAB00E34 LTGIC DSNT S TS DSNT S MOV E P0000
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KOQT
18nm W | 060738Z AUTO 16004KT 8SM BKN004 20/19 A3002 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KTYS
10nm SW | 060521Z 060606 04003KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB BKN080 BKN250 FM0800 00000KT 5SM BR FEW010 BKN250 TEMPO 0911 2SM BR SCT010 FM1400 24004KT P6SM SCT045 FM2000 26006KT P6SM SCT060CB SCT100 FM0100 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060
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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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