AirNav: KDKX - Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

KDKX

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 - 123.075.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.075
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 423-219-5043
WX AWOS-3 at GKT (18 nm E):	126.875 (865-429-5401)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VXVr019/3.7		VOLUNTEER VORTAC		116.40		03W

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:

35-57.755500N

35-57.903043N

Longitude:

083-52.762900W

083-52.077207W

Elevation:

833.0 ft.

830.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

080 magnetic, 075 true

260 magnetic, 255 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

nonprecision, 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:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

LOCALIZER

Obstructions:

54 ft. tree, 862 ft. from runway, 156 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

none

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 865-342-3181

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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (213KB)
LOC RWY 26		download (258KB)
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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Area around KDKX (Knoxville Downtown Island Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	11:38
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	17:34	22:34
Evening civil twilight	18:00	23:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Nov-2025 06:20:20
Local (UTC-5)	07-Nov-2025 01:20:20

METAR

KDKX	070555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3003 RMK A01
KTYS 10nm SW	070553Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 08/02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00830017 10144 20072 58008
KOQT 18nm W	070553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00610044 10117 20061 56010
KGKT 18nm E	070555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3003 RMK A01

TAF

KTYS
10nm SW

061726Z 0618/0718 04010KT P6SM SKC FM062300 05004KT P6SM SKC FM070700 VRB05KT P6SM FEW040 WS020/19035KT FM071400 22012G20KT P6SM SCT050

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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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		$6.62		$5.66
SS		$6.22		---
Updated 31-Oct-2025

1 read write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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