Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (IATA: GKT, ICAO: KGKT, FAA LID: GKT) 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.

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport
IATA: GKT ICAO: KGKT FAA LID: GKT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Sevier County
Serves	Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge
Location	Sevierville, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL	1,014 ft / 309 m
Coordinates	35°51′28″N 083°31′43″W
Map
GKT Location of airport in Tennessee GKT GKT (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 5,506 1,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/2/2022) 115,178 Based aircraft 77
Sources: Tennessee DOT, FAA

Facilities and aircraft

Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport covers an area of 210 acres (85 ha) 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

• List of airports in Tennessee

External links

• Aerial photo as of 16 March 1992 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GKT, effective October 31, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for GKT
  • AirNav airport information for GKT
  • ASN accident history for GKT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for GKT