Powell STOLport
Powell STOLport | |||||||||||
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 The airstrip in 2002 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Norman C. Mayes | ||||||||||
| Serves | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Location | Powell, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 992 ft / 302 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°02′40″N 084°00′16″W / 36.04444°N 84.00444°W | ||||||||||
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Powell STOLport (FAA LID: 9A2) was a privately owned, public use STOLport in Knox County, Tennessee, United States.[1][2] It is located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Knoxville, Tennessee.[1][2] This facility had a runway designed for use by STOL (short take-off and landing) aircraft.
The airport was annexed by the City of Knoxville in April 2003.[3]
The airport closed in the mid-2000s, and served its final flight in April 2012 when the then-owners sold the last aircraft that had been stored at the facility.[4] It is scheduled to become a shopping center based around a Kroger store.][5][6]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Powell STOLport covered an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 992 feet (302 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 by 50 feet (792 x 15 m).[1][2]
For the 12-month period ending February 9, 2000, the airport had 1,375 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per week. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine and 20% multi-engine.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A2 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 31, 2008.
- ^ "CASE SUMMARY" (PDF). Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission. City of Knoxville. June 10, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ed, Markum (10 January 2013). "Kroger seeks rezoning for Powell Airport development". Knoxville News Sentinel. Gannett Co. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Airport set to become major development". www.local8now.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of March 2002 from USGS The National Map
- Aeronautical chart from SkyVector