Rockwood Municipal Airport Explained

Rockwood Municipal Airport
Iata:RKW
Icao:KRKW
Faa:RKW
Type:Public
Owner:City of Rockwood
City-Served:Rockwood, Tennessee
Elevation-F:1,664
Coordinates:35.9222°N -84.6897°W
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tennessee
Pushpin Label:RKW
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:4/22
R1-Length-F:5,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2017
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:17,554
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:21
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Rockwood Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Morgan County and Cumberland County,[2] Tennessee, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) north of Rockwood, which owns the airport, and about 6miles west of the Harriman, both cities in Roane County. Situated on Walden Ridge near the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau, the airport is convenient to Interstate 40. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Rockwood Municipal Airport covers an area of 572 acres (231 ha) at an elevation of 1,664 feet (507 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 17,554 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 71% general aviation, 25% military, and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.

Accidents

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References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: Map showing airport and county borders . . July 12, 2012 .
  3. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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