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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Rockwood | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rockwood, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,664 ft / 507 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′20″N 084°41′23″W | ||||||||||
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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 December 31, 2017, the airport had 17,554 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 71% general aviation, 25% military, and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Accidents
- On May 29, 1975, a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar operated by Colonial Bank hit trees near the airport and crashed. Both occupants were killed. Marijuana was found on board.[4]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for RKW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
- "Map showing airport and county borders". MapQuest. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- Accident description for N75G at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on October 23, 2023.
External links
- Airport page at City of Rockwood website
- Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RKW, effective October 5, 2023
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RKW
- AirNav airport information for KRKW
- ASN accident history for RKW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRKW