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KGKT
Airport
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge
Sevierville, Tennessee

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:GKT / KGKT
Lat/Lng: 35.8577588889, -83.5287047222
35-51-27.9320N, 083-31-43.3370W
Estimated by NGS
Elevation: 1014 feet Surveyed by 3RD PARTY SURVEY on 02/17/2006
Magnetic Variation: 03W, (1985), [-5W (2008)]
Sectional: ATLANTA
From City: 2nm SE of Sevierville

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 01/1964
Attended: All year Every day Daylight hours
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Atlanta Center (ZTL)
FSS: Nashville FSS (BNA)
NOTAMs and Weather: BNA NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Unlighted
Segmented Circle: yes
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), MIRL Runway 10/28 Preset Low Intensity; to Increase Intensity Activate - CTAF. PAPI Runways 10 & 28 Operate Continuously.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 123.000
UNICOM: 123.000
Weather: AWOS-3 865-429-5401 126.875
Approach:
Contact 'KNOXVILLE' Approach
132.8, 360.8
Departure:
Contact 'KNOXVILLE' Departure
132.8, 360.8
Master Airport: TYS (MC GHEE TYSON)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: None
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Tie-Down
Other Services: Air Freight, Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 79
Multi Engine GA: 14
Jet GA: 7
Helicopter GA: 2
Total: 102

Annual Operations

For year ending: 04/30/2008
AirTaxi: 5100
Local GA (< 20 miles): 15220
Non-local GA: 49860
Military Operations: 600
Total: 70780

Ownership

Owner: Sevier County
Court House
Sevierville, Tn 37862
865-453-6136
Manager: Don Baker
1255 Airport Rd
Sevierville, Tn 37862
865-453-8393

Runways

Runways: 10/28

Runway 10/28

Length: 5506 feet
by 3Rd Party Survey on 02/17/0006
Width: 75 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 40,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 54,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 10 End 28
True Alignment: 099, (094 Magnetic) 279, (274 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:   339'
Gradient: 0.1 0.1
Elevation at End: 1013.8' MSL 1006.0' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold:   1003.0' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 1014' MSL 1006' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 31' AGL 40' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00° 4.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 4-light PAPI on left side of runway 4-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL): Yes Yes
Objects: Trees Hill
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Other than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile Other than utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 20:1 0:1
Runway 28 Approach Ratio 20:1 to Displaced Threshold.
Object Height: 48' AGL 113' AGL
Object Distance: 1176' Along centerline
4' Right of centerline
200' Along centerline
272B'
Other Objects:   Steep Rise in Ground 50 Ft from Threshold East End of Pavement.

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Deer on & in View of Airport.

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