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KRKW · Rockwood Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KRKW FAA RKW Elev 1,664 ft Lat 35° 55.34' N Lon 84° 41.38' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.59%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 39.3° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.59%
22 219.3° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.59%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.775
  • CNTR ATLANTA CNTR 133.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KRKW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate Rwy 07 and Rwy 25 REILS; PAPIS Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; MIRLS Rwy 07–25. 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.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate Rwy 07 and Rwy 25 REILS; PAPIS Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; MIRLS Rwy 07–25. 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

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate Rwy 07 and Rwy 25 REILS; PAPIS Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; MIRLS Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT Rwy 07 and Rwy 25 REILS; PAPIS Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; MIRLS Rwy 07–25—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.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·458 TENNESSEE ROCKWOOD MUNI (RKW)(KRKW) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N35º55.34´ W84º41.39´ 1664 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 04–22: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–19 PCN 7 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.6% up SW RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 31´.
  • ·REIL Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 04 and 22 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2100Z‡.
  • ·All other times by appointment, 24 hours notice.
  • ·Tax acft not visible from rwy ends. 100LL full–serve avbl M–F 1300–2100Z‡ or by appointment.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 865-354-3023
  • ·AWOS–3 118.775 (865) 354–9262.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HINCH MOUNTAIN (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 117.6 HCH Chan 123 N35º46.86´ W84º58.71´ 061º 16.4 NM to fld. 3040/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 007º–025º byd 40 NM blo 5,100´ 040º–060º byd 40 NM 061º–071º byd 40 NM blo 6,100´ 061º–071º byd 61 NM 072º–092º byd 40 NM 093º–105º byd 40 NM blo 6,300´ 093º–105º byd 59 NM 157º–167º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 157º–167º byd 58 NM blo 7,500´ 168º–185º byd 40 NM blo 5,300´ 168º–185º byd 55 NM 215º–219º byd 40 NM 220º–235º byd 40 NM blo 5,100´ 220º–235º byd 53 NM 355º–006º byd 40 NM ROGERSVILLE HAWKINS CO (RVN)(KRVN) 6 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º27.45´ W82º53.10´ 1255 B NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 07–25: H3504X75 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL 0.7% up W RWY 07: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 07 unusbl byd 7 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Unatndd major hol. 24 hrs self svc fuel avbl.
  • ·Rwy 07 3118´ mountain ridge SE of arpt within 9 NM.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 423-345-0219
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®TRI CITY APP/DEP CON 128.05 (1100–0500Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.85 (0500–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HOLSTON MOUNTAIN (L) (L) VORTACW 114.6 HMV Chan 93 N36º26.22´ W82º07.78´ 276º 36.6 NM to fld. 4321/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 076º–126º byd 17 NM blo 8,500´ 171º–178º byd 27 NM blo 10,000´ 171º–178º within 27 NM blo 8,500´ 260º–265º byd 36 NM blo 8,500´ ATLANTA H–9A, 12G, L–25A IAP CINCINNATI L–25C IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,554 ops in 2012

2024 total

17,554

10-yr total

175,540

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 71% · Mil 25%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1986-10-19 Cessna R172K · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 36 nm
Edwin R Dupont Knoxville TN 36 nm
Gary Wayne Sumner Knoxville TN 36 nm
Michael Taylor Copeland Knoxville TN 36 nm
Ryan Marshall Hile Knoxville TN 36 nm
Sarah Diane Arnold Benton TN 45 nm
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 54 nm
Anthony Walker Collegedale TN 55 nm
Anthony David Brooks Monticello KY 56 nm
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 58 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Loftin Fields Rockwood TN 3 nm
Stanley Ray Pearcy Rockwood TN 3 nm
Robert Huber Rose Rockwood TN 3 nm
Brian Dean Givens Rockwood TN 3 nm
David Edward Casady Harriman TN 6 nm
Frank Edward Delouis Jr Kingston TN 10 nm
Christopher Randall Field Kingston TN 10 nm
Ryan William Coon Kingston TN 10 nm
Brian Peter Hunnell Kingston TN 10 nm
Gabriel Luke Martin Kingston TN 10 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Loftin Fields Rockwood TN 3 nm
William Jeffrey Dietz Rockwood TN 3 nm
Michael Carmen Edwards Rockwood TN 3 nm
Jerry L Brannon Harriman TN 6 nm
Charles Leroy Pankey Jr Harriman TN 6 nm
George Richard Douglas Jr Kingston TN 10 nm
Bruce Allard Quinby Kingston TN 10 nm
James Kenneth Davis Kingston TN 10 nm
William Joseph Woolman Kingston TN 10 nm
Danny Roger Collins Kingston TN 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 0 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 35 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 40 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 59 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 62 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 76 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 81 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 81 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 89 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 108 nm

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