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KDKX Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: DKX
Lat/Long: 35-57-49.8000N 083-52-25.2000W
35-57.830000N 083-52.420000W
35.9638333,-83.8736667
(estimated)
Elevation: 833.2 ft. / 254.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (2010)
From city: 3 miles E of KNOXVILLE, TN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 37915

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1938
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BNA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: REIL RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 & TWY LGTS OPR DUSK-DAWN & PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - 126.6.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/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
VXVr019/3.7VOLUNTEER VORTAC116.4003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JEFFERSON249/21.234604WJXT .--- -..- -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:100LL SELF SERV H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3499 x 75 ft. / 1066 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 35-57.755500N35-57.903043N
Longitude: 083-52.762900W083-52.077207W
Elevation: 833.0 ft.830.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 080 magnetic, 075 true260 magnetic, 255 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 49 ft. tree, 865 ft. from runway, 153 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: KNOXVILLE METRO ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 15600
KNOXVILLE, TN 37901
Phone 865-342-3000
Manager: ROB VOYLES
2701 SPENCE PLACE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
Phone (865) 342-3182

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 161
Single engine airplanes: 131
Multi engine airplanes: 20
Helicopters: 8
Gliders airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 210/day *
50% local general aviation
49% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 July 2022

Additional Remarks

A30A-08 CALM WIND RWY.
A30A-26 NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1 NM SW; DEP AVOID FLT OVR NBRHD.
GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.
TFR OVR STADIUM 2.5 MI W; INFO & TIMES - 865-577-4461.
FOR CD CTC KNOXVILLE APCH AT 865-980-3034; IF UNA FOR CD CTC KNOXVILLE APCH AT 865-980-3033.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (214KB)
LOC RWY 26   download (259KB)
VOR-B   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (138KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (126KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (11 nm SW)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (18 nm E)
KJAU - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (26 nm NW)
KMOR - Moore-Murrell Airport (27 nm NE)
3A2 - New Tazewell Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of KDKX (Knoxville Downtown Island Airport)
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Photo taken 23-Nov-2018
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1511:15
Sunrise07:4011:40
Sunset19:4623:46
Evening civil twilight20:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 06:38:47
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 02:38:47
 
METAR
KDKX 190615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC048 01/M08 A3020 RMK A01
KTYS 
10nm SW 
190553Z 34006KT 10SM SCT050 01/M09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00061089 10056 20006 53009
KOQT 
18nm W 
190553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00061083 10050 20006 53006
KGKT 
18nm E 
190615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN048 00/M09 A3018 RMK A01
TAF
KTYS 
10nm SW 
190533Z 1906/2006 34006KT P6SM SCT050 FM191700 23013KT P6SM SKC FM192000 24013G26KT P6SM SKC FM200000 23011KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority 865-577-4461
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, ...

More info about Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $7.06 $6.35 
SS $6.67 --- 
 Updated 07-Mar-2024
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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