Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX)

DKX
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX)
Knoxville, TN
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier DKX
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 83°52'25.2000" W / 35°57'49.8000" N
-83.873667 / 35.963833 (Estimated)
Elevation 833.20 ft / 253.96 m (Surveyed)
Land 200 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles E of Knoxville, TN
Location Knox County, TN
Magnetic Variation 05W (2010)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner KNOXVILLE METRO ARPT AUTH
Address PO BOX 15600
KNOXVILLE, TN 37901
Phone number 865-342-3000
Manager ROB VOYLES
Address 2701 SPENCE PLACE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
Phone number 865-342-3181
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart ATLANTA
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS BNA - NASHVILLE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BNA (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.075 MHz
UNICOM 123.075 MHz
AWOS-3 DKX (865-579-6151)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A+
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen HIGH/LOW
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AMB,CHTR,GLD,INSTR,RNTL,TOW
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 3499 x 75 ft (1066 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
08 26
Alignment 75° 255°
Physical elevation 833.00 ft 830.70 ft
Coordinates 35.962592 / -83.879382 35.965051 / -83.867953
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type LOCALIZER
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • 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.