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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport

ID KGKT FAA GKT Elev 1,014 ft Lat 35° 51.47' N Lon 83° 31.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KGKT

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Aerial view · KGKT

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KGKT — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KGKT

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,506 ft. Max gradient: 0.14%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 98.8° 5,506 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
28 278.8° 5,506 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.14%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

3 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.875
  • A/D KNOXVILLE APP/DEP 132.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KGKT, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 30 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof rwy.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·TENNESSEE 461 SEVIERVILLE GATLINBURG–PIGEON FORGE (GKT)(KGKT) 2 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N35º51.47´ W83º31.72´ 1014 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 10–28: H5506X75 (ASPH) S–40, D–54 MIRL RWY 10: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.5º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 10 and 28 opr consly.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 10–28; preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Nov–Feb 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·Attended Mar–Oct 1300–0000Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 865-453-8393
  • ·AWOS–3 126.875 (865) 429–5401.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®KNOXVILLE APP/DEP CON 132.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Knoxville Apch at 865-980-3034; if una for CD ctc Knoxville Apch at 865-980-3033.
  • ·VOLUNTEER (H) (H) VORTACW 116.4 VXV Chan 111 N35º54.29´ W83º53.68´ 102º 18.1 NM to fld. 1315/3W.
  • ·SEWANEE FRANKLIN CO (UOS)(KUOS) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N35º12.31´ W85º53.89´ 1953 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 07–25: H3700X50 (ASPH) S–15, D–25 MIRL RWY 07: PAPI(P2L).
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL LGT PAPI Rwy 07 and 25 on consly.
  • ·ACTVT MIRL Rwy 07–25–CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 07–25 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 931-598-1910
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·SHELBYVILLE (L) (L) VORW/DME 113.55 SYI Chan 82(Y) N35º33.72´ W86º26.35´ 130º 34.1 NM to fld. 813/1W.
  • ·DME unusable: 021º–045º byd 30 NM blo 4,500´ SGT LEE RUSSELL CARROLL CO (See HUNTINGDON on page 439) SHELBYVILLE BOMAR FLD/SHELBYVILLE MUNI (SYI)(KSYI) 4 N UTC–6(–5DT) N35º33.56´ W86º26.55´ 800 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 18–36: H5504X100 (ASPH) S–42, D–49, 2D–75 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–0100Z‡, Sun 1600–2300Z‡.
  • ·Unatndd Thanksgiving and Christmas; aft hr–AMGR. 110LL Self svc fuel avbl H24.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 931-684-1669
  • ·AWOS–3 119.275 (931) 685–4723.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®NASHVILLE APP/DEP CON 118.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Nashville Apch at 615-695-4522.
  • ·SHELBYVILLE (L) (L) VORW/DME 113.55 SYI Chan 82(Y) N35º33.72´ W86º26.35´ at fld. 813/1W.
  • ·DME unusable: 021º–045º byd 30 NM blo 4,500´ ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–25B IAP ATLANTA L–25A ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, L–16J IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · GKT

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KGKT — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KGKT

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

4

26.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 115,178 ops in 2023

2024 total

115,178

10-yr total

1,096,040

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 95% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.46

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=22

  • Other 9
  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-04-06 Gary L. Zeigler Monnett Moni · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-08-09 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · CFIT · VMC · day →
2022-09-17 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 700 · Loss of control · day →
2021-12-29 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · CFIT · day →
2019-07-02 Luscombe 8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-12-26 Cessna 182 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2016-05-19 Beech D35 · Gear-up · day →
2012-10-28 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · day →
2012-04-19 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
2010-11-12 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · night →
2010-03-31 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-02-03 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Loss of control · day →
2005-11-13 Piper PA-32-260 · Engine failure · day →
2003-06-02 Beech 58P · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1999-06-12 Cessna 182R · Other · VMC · day →
1981-01-16 Cessna 182RG · Other →
1979-05-04 Cessna 421 · Ground collision →
1979-02-06 Cessna 310Q · Other →
1975-05-13 Piper PA-32 · Other →
1973-09-24 LEAR JET 25 · Other →
1972-02-19 Beech G35 · Other →
1971-02-06 Cessna 182 · Other →

Designees in TN

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KGKT — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,845

Flight Instructors

A&P

5,872

Mechanics

AME

37

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

2

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

7

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

4

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

54

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

41

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

27

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

2

Organizational Designations

Schools

45

Flight Schools

FBO

65

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

18

Flying Clubs

Repair

7

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

21

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KGKT

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 3 nm
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 22 nm
Edwin R Dupont Knoxville TN 22 nm
Gary Wayne Sumner Knoxville TN 22 nm
Michael Taylor Copeland Knoxville TN 22 nm
Ryan Marshall Hile Knoxville TN 22 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 39 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 56 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 56 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KGKT

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Rock Alan Riggs Sevierville TN 3 nm
David Lee Withers Sevierville TN 3 nm
Michael Erich Korlin Sevierville TN 3 nm
David Jeffrey Roland Sevierville TN 3 nm
Jason Eric Reagan Sevierville TN 3 nm
Ray Davis Tidwell Iii Sevierville TN 3 nm
Robert Dale Morris Sevierville TN 3 nm
Stephen Andrew Ayre Sevierville TN 3 nm
Jonathan Blake Rogers Ii Sevierville TN 3 nm
Andrey Borisovich Martinov Sevierville TN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KGKT

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Rock Alan Riggs Sevierville TN 3 nm
David Lee Withers Sevierville TN 3 nm
Marc Steven Hightower Sevierville TN 3 nm
Robert Dale Morris Sevierville TN 3 nm
Robbie Allen Carney Sevierville TN 3 nm
Thomas Wayne Garst Sevierville TN 3 nm
Jon Alan Riggs Sevierville TN 3 nm
Robert Lee Branam Sevierville TN 3 nm
Eric Douglas Cook Sevierville TN 3 nm
Lloyd Eugene Marlow Sevierville TN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KGKT

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 18 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 22 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 33 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 54 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 57 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 78 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 91 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 96 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 96 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 97 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.