Scott Municipal Airport

Scott Municipal Airport (ICAO: KSCX, FAA LID: SCX) is a public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Oneida, a city in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. The airport is owned by Scott County.[1] It is located adjacent to the Big South Fork Airpark, a gated community and residential airpark.[2]

Scott Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerScott County
ServesOneida, Tennessee
LocationBig South Fork Airpark
Elevation AMSL1,545 ft / 471 m
Coordinates36°27′20″N 084°35′08″W
Map
KSCX
Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,502 1,677 Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations11,000
Based aircraft23

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SCX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned SCX to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Scott Municipal Airport covers an area of 144 acres (58 ha) at an elevation of 1,545 feet (471 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 which measures 5,502 by 75 feet (1,677 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 6, 2004, the airport had 11,000 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 91% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 5% military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 57% single-engine, 39% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SCX PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  2. Scott Municipal Airport (SCX) at Tennessee DOT
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KSCX - Oneida, Tennessee - Scott Municipal Airport
  4. Great Circle Mapper: SCX - Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico
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