Terminal Procedures

KDKX — Knoxville Downtown Island

KNOXVILLE, TN · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA DKXElevation 833 ft1 runwayLongest 3,499 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume SE-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, 1 localiser.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
LOC RWY 26 chart previewLOC RWY 265PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 261PDF
VOR-B chart previewVOR-B8PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KDKX airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0700-2200
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Nashville
NOTAM facility
BNA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
5W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
High/low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
November 1938
Airport area
200 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2025-05-05

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KDKX radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.075
Clearance delivery121.7Knoxville
Approach123.9Knoxville

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,499 × 75 ft0826N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KDKX, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
08/263,499 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  08 75°TPAPI (2-box) 3.8°
  26 255°TLOCALIZER · PAPI (2-box) 3.35°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KDKX is

Latitude, longitude35.9638330, -83.8736670
Elevation833 ft
From Knoxville3 nm E

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FAA remarks for KDKX

  • GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • 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.
  • CALM WIND RWY.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1 NM SW; DEP AVOID FLT OVR NBRHD.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KDKX

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTYSMc Ghee TysonKNOXVILLE, TN11 nm SW21
KGKTGatlinburg-Pigeon ForgeSEVIERVILLE, TN18 nm E4
KJAUColonel Tommy C Stiner AirfieldJACKSBORO, TN26 nm NW2
KMORMoore-MurrellMORRISTOWN, TN27 nm NE4
3A2The New Tazewell/Wayne Coffey MuniTAZEWELL, TN31 nm NE2
KMNVMonroe CountyMADISONVILLE, TN35 nm SW4
1A6Middlesboro/Bell CountyMIDDLESBORO, KY39 nm N3
KRKWRockwood MuniROCKWOOD, TN40 nm W5

VFR charts covering KDKX

Common questions about KDKX

What charts are available for KDKX?

5 current FAA charts for Knoxville Downtown Island, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KDKX?

CTAF 123.075; Clearance delivery 121.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KDKX?

Knoxville Downtown Island has 1 runway. The longest is 08/26 at 3,499 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KDKX have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KDKX has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KDKX?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KDKX a towered airport?

No — Knoxville Downtown Island has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KDKX charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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