Airports / Tennessee / GKT
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
KGKT / GKTSevierville, TennesseeELEV 1,014 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#9 / 25
Tennessee airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 136 Google ratings — ranked against 25 rated TN fields.
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, listed as KGKT / GKT, is a general aviation field in Sevierville, Tennessee. Field elevation is 1,014 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list GKT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS, 23 nm), Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP, 43 nm), and Asheville Regional Airport (AVL, 54 nm).
Trip costs from GKT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GKT to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“The FBO is amazing and so clean and easy to use!”
Teresa Brown5★ on Google
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“We used the full service fuel service and they were great!”
Teresa Brown5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“We used the full service fuel service and they were great!”
Teresa Brown5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KGKT
IATA
GKT
FAA / Local
GKT
Elevation
1,014 ft
Coordinates
35.8578° N · 83.5287° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TN fields
state range 320–1,953 ft
At 1,014 ft, GKT sits higher than 62% of the 26 Tennessee fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmTYSMcGhee Tyson AirportKnoxville/Maryville
- 43nmKRHPWestern Carolina Regional AirportAndrews
- 54nmAVLAsheville Regional AirportAsheville
- 66nmTRITri-Cities Regional TN/VA AirportBlountville
- 76nmCSVCrossville Memorial Airport Whitson FieldCrossville
- 78nmLOZLondon-Corbin Airport/Magee FieldLondon
Location
Open the full mapKGKT · Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · Sevierville, TN
From the ramp
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