Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport Explained

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport
Iata:GKT
Icao:KGKT
Faa:GKT
Type:Public
Owner:Sevier County
Location:Sevierville, Tennessee
Elevation-F:1,014
Elevation-M:309
Coordinates:35.8578°N -83.5286°W
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tennessee
Pushpin Label:GKT
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:5,506
R1-Length-M:1,678
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 8/2/2022)
Stat1-Data:115,178
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:77
Footnotes:Sources: Tennessee DOT,[1] FAA[2]

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport is a county-owned public-use municipal airport in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The airport is well north of the cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, but only two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Sevierville, and within its city limits.

Facilities and aircraft

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport covers an area of 210acres at an elevation of 1,014 feet (309 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,506 by 75 feet (1,678 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 2, 2022, the airport had 115,178 aircraft operations, an average of 315 per day: 96% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 56 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 6 jet and 7 helicopter.

The Tennessee Museum of Aviation is located at the airport.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport . Airport Directory . . 2008-08-08.
  2. , effective 2023-09-07.

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