Rockwood Municipal Airport

Rockwood Municipal Airport (IATA: RKW, ICAO: KRKW, FAA LID: RKW) is a public use airport in Morgan County[1] and Cumberland County,[2] Tennessee, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) north of Rockwood, which owns the airport,[1] and about 6 miles (9.7 km) 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]

Rockwood Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Rockwood
ServesRockwood, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL1,664 ft / 507 m
Coordinates35°55′20″N 084°41′23″W
Map
RKW
Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations15,500
Based aircraft10

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).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 21, 2009, the airport had 15,500 aircraft operations, an average of 42 per day: 80% general aviation, 15% military, and 5% air taxi. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RKW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "Map showing airport and county borders". MapQuest. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
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