# Arnold Air Force Base (TUH / KAYX)

**Arnold Air Force Base** (IATA: TUH, ICAO: KAYX) is a small airport in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1941. It closed in 2009. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Air Force Materiel Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kayx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TUH / KAYX
- FAA: AYX
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Air Force Materiel Command
- Serves: Manchester, Tennessee, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Closed: 2009
- Elevation: 1,065 ft / 325 m
- Coordinates: 35.3926, -86.0858
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.arnold.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Air_Force_Base (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2863339
- Weather station: KTHA
- Ident: KAYX

## Timeline

- 1941: Arnold Air Force Base opens.
- 2009: Arnold Air Force Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05731AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | =4,614 of 29,858 | =1,310 in North America | =1,036 in US |
| Elevation | 1,065 ft / 325 m | #16,704 of 43,403 | #7,368 in North America | #5,852 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 128.325 |
| CNTR | MEMPHIS CNTR | 126.750 |
| PTD | PTD | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kayx/data