The FAA has eliminated the current DKX CTAF frequency (126.6) and has established a combined CTAF/UNICOM on 122.95. The FAA has already published this change on all new charting documents. DKX has issued a NOTAM to delay this change until notification can go out to all DKX airport users. The new combined CTAF/UNICOM on 122.95 will be effective at 12:01 AM on Monday August 28th, 2023 (0401Z) at DKX.

Hope everyone is enjoy this beautiful weather as much as we are! Perfect time to get up in the air and knock the rust off. Source

Something you don’t see everyday in East Tennessee. Great to have the U.S Coast Guard in for the night. The Coast Guard operate a unique Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin during its search and rescue missions. Source

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport’s FBO will be open 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We will return to normal hours of operation 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Sunday, July 5. 100LL Self Service and portable restrooms will be available. For special service requests, please contact the front desk as soon as … Read More

We had a nice view of a rain shower rolling down the Tennessee River this afternoon. Source

It was a busy weekend at DKX! Did you know that DKX is a reliever airport for ‘HURREVAC’ (short for hurricane evacuation) operations? Pictured below are two Marine Corps UH-1’s. Source

Happy #NationalAviationDay! Today we celebrate the aviators that have come before us and paved the way for the future of aviation. Source

We might be a little biased, but DKX has some of the best sunsets in the world! Source

In observance of Labor Day, we will be open from 7am to 3pm on Monday, September 7th and will return to normal hours of operation (7am to 10pm) on Tuesday, September 8th. 100LL Self Service and portable restrooms will be available. For special service requests, please contact the front desk as soon as possible at (865) 577-4461.​ We wish you … Read More

We will never forget. Source