🇺🇸 Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

The Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX), also known as Island Home Airport, is a publicly-owned general aviation airport located approximately three miles east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, on 200 acres of land. It is situated entirely on an island in the Tennessee River.

• Runway: It has one asphalt runway, designated 8/26, measuring 3,499 by 75 feet (1,066 x 23 meters). The runway has medium intensity edge lighting.
• Operations: The airport operates as an uncontrolled field, meaning it does not have a control tower. It supports general aviation traffic, including recreational flying, business travel, flight training, and emergency medical flights. In the 12 months ending July 28, 2022, the airport had 76,700 aircraft operations, with 99% being general aviation.
• Services: Services available include fuel (100LL and Jet A+), transient storage (tiedowns), major airframe and engine repair, and high/low bottled and bulk oxygen. It also offers air ambulance services, charter services, glider services, pilot instruction, aircraft rental, and glider towing services.
• History: Established in 1930 as Island Airport, it initially had a 4,000-foot runway and briefly attracted commercial air service in the 1930s. It became a public aviation facility in 1963 and was transferred to the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority in 1978, which remains its owner and operator. The airport was once home to Evelyn Johnson, a record-holding female pilot.

*Sources researched: dkxairport.com, skyvector.com, airnav.com, tasp2040.com, en.wikipedia.org*