Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
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| Knoxville Downtown Island Airport Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport |
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| IATA: DKX - ICAO: KDKX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Knoxville | ||
| Serves | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 833 ft (254 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 3,497 | 1,066 | Asphalt |
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport or Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport (IATA: DKX, ICAO: KDKX), often referred to as Island Home Airport, or just Island Home by local pilots, is a general aviation airport located approximately one-half mile east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
The airport has one 3,500ft runway running east and west and on average has 312 aircraft operations per day. DKX operates as an uncontrolled field even though there is a tower located at the airport. The tower was in service during World War II but due to asbestos in the cab it was permanently quarantined and it is never to be used again. The airport authorities are considering demolishing the present tower and building a new one. Until then a mobile tower is setup during football weekends when the Tennessee Volunteers play at home to help maintain proper traffic flow.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDKX
- ASN Accident history for KDKX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDKX
- FAA current DKX delay information
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