Powell STOLport

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.

Powell STOLport
The airstrip in 2002
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 9A2
Summary
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
Map
9A2 Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 2,600 792 Asphalt
Statistics (2000)
Aircraft operations 1,375 Based aircraft 5
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

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

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]