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Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport is a county-owned general aviation field at Sevierville, Tennessee, serving the nearby resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. It offers a single hard-surfaced, lit runway and is home to the Tennessee Museum of Aviation, making it a useful and interesting stop for visiting VFR pilots.
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport is a county-owned, public-use municipal airport serving Sevier County, Tennessee. Although named for the tourist towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, the field itself lies well north of both, close to Sevierville. It is a general aviation airport with a healthy mix of based single and multi-engine aircraft, jets and helicopters, and it hosts the Tennessee Museum of Aviation on the field, giving it a particular appeal to visiting pilots with an interest in aviation history.
The airport sits at Sevierville, Tennessee, only about two nautical miles southeast of the town's central business district and within its city limits, well north of the better-known resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Traffic in the area is worked by Knoxville Approach/Departure on 132.8 MHz, reflecting the airport's position within the wider Knoxville terminal area.
The airport has a single physical runway, 10/28, with a hard, lit surface. Runway 10 is 5,481 feet long and Runway 28 is 5,142 feet long. There is no ILS approach available.
Aerodrome traffic is worked by Knoxville Approach/Departure on 132.8 MHz. Automated weather is broadcast on AWOS-3 at 126.875 MHz. Airfield operations use CTAF/UNICOM on 123.0 MHz for self-announced calls, as there is no control tower.
As a non-towered airport, arriving and departing traffic coordinates using the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 123.0 MHz to announce intentions and integrate with other traffic in the pattern.
The airport lies close to Sevierville's central business district, some two nautical miles to the northwest, and well north of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, which can help pilots orient themselves when inbound from the south.
The airport is county-owned and serves Sevier County, Tennessee. The Tennessee Museum of Aviation is located on the airfield, giving the site a notable role in preserving and displaying aviation history alongside its function as an active general aviation airport.
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport is an active general aviation airport, handling a substantial volume of traffic with figures showing over 115,000 aircraft operations a year, the large majority general aviation with a small proportion of air taxi and military movements. Some 77 aircraft are based at the field, including single and multi-engine types, jets and helicopters. The Tennessee Museum of Aviation, located on the airport property, adds a further point of interest for visiting pilots.
