Facilities and Aircraft
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3,499 by 75 feet (1,066 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 21, 2009, the airport had 82,456 aircraft operations, an average of 225 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 102 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, 5% helicopter, and 1% glider.
DKX operates as an uncontrolled field. Up until 2007, a tower existed at the field. 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 demolished the tower and may consider building a new one.
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