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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 10-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2310:23
Sunrise06:5110:51
Sunset20:3000:30
Evening civil twilight20:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Aug-2026 22:27:16
Local (UTC-4)  10-Aug-2026 18:27:16
 
METAR
KDKX 
5nm SW 		102210Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3010 RMK A01
KTYS 
14nm SW 		102153Z 25006KT 10SM SCT045 32/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03170206
KGKT 
15nm SE 		102216Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM SCT044 32/23 A3011 RMK A01
TAF
KTYS 
14nm SW 		101723Z 1018/1118 23008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM110100 23004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100
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