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56TN THP District 1 Headquarters Heliport
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 56TN
Lat/Long: 35-59-49.3200N 083-47-05.6300W
35-59.822000N 083-47.093833W
35.9970333,-83.7848972
(estimated)
Elevation: 938 ft. / 286 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles E of KNOXVILLE, TN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 37914

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DKX (5 nm SW): 125.375 (865-579-6151)
WX AWOS-3 at GKT (15 nm SE): 126.875 (865-429-5401)
WX ASOS at TYS (15 nm SW): PHONE 423-219-5043

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VXVr047/7.7VOLUNTEER VORTAC116.4003W
SOTr293/37.7SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 35-59.822000N
Longitude: 083-47.093833W
Elevation: 938.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair condition

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STATE OF TN, DEPT OF SAFETY, THP
312 ROSA PARKS AVE, FLOOR 25
NASHVILLE, TN 37243
Phone 615-687-2286
Manager: STATE OF TN, DEPT OF SAFETY, THP
312 ROSA PARKS AVE, FLOOR 25
NASHVILLE, TN 37243
Phone 615-687-2286

Additional Remarks

A30A-H1 TLOF DIMENSIONS 40 X 40.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56TN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKX - Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (5 nm SW)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (15 nm SE)
KTYS - Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (15 nm SW)
KMOR - Moore-Murrell Airport (23 nm NE)
3A2 - The New Tazewell/Wayne Coffey Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0111:01
Sunrise07:2611:26
Sunset19:2723:27
Evening civil twilight19:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Sep-2026 18:45:25
Local (UTC-4)  25-Sep-2026 14:45:25
 
METAR
KDKX 
5nm SW 		251835Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3013 RMK A01
KTYS 
14nm SW 		251753Z 33003KT 10SM FEW050 23/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02330111 10233 20156 58016
KGKT 
15nm SE 		251836Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3013 RMK A01
TAF
KTYS 
14nm SW 		251720Z 2518/2618 04007KT P6SM SKC
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