FBO/Terminal Building coming late Spring 2027
We're building a brand-new FBO/Terminal Building that will be unlike any other in General Aviation. Airside VIP vehicle service, meeting rooms, pilot lounges, swag shop, grab-n-go sandwiches/baked goods, catering kitchen, outdoor patios, observation tower, and some incredible bathrooms. All these features will be built into an overall design that celebrates the natural beauty of the Cumberland Mountain Region and all of East Tennessee.
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Aircraft Mechanic (A&P)
Rockwood Backcountry Repair Center, part of Rockwood Aviation at Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), is hiring a certified Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic.
This is a hands-on maintenance role with duties and assignments including inspection, troubleshooting and repair of general aviation aircraft, with particular emphasis on backcountry, tailwheel, ‘tube and fabric’ and experimental airplanes. You’ll work directly with customers and on their aircraft in a growing repair station — with real individual ownership of the work but without many of the constraints that can come from larger aviation shop ‘maintenance-department bureaucracy’.
Aircraft Maintenance Assistant
Rockwood Backcountry Repair Center, part of Rockwood Aviation at Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), is hiring an entry-level Aircraft Maintenance Assistant. No aviation experience is required — this role is designed to build a career in aircraft maintenance.
You’ll work alongside our A&P mechanics, learning the trade hands-on, with room to grow into specialty shop work (fabric covering, welding/fabrication) or toward your own A&P certificate as the shop expands.
Line technician
Rockwood Aviation is a general aviation services and aircraft management company. We provide Fixed Based Operator (FBO) services, back country flying solutions, turnkey aircraft management, and FAA approved aircraft maintenance. As a Line Service Technician, you will provide ground
support to arriving and departing aircraft and efficient, professional, and courteous service for passengers and crew members. Additionally, you will perform daily line service operations by safely and accurately conducting general flight line operations.
REPAIR & RESTORATION
The Rockwood Backcountry repair and maintenance shop is now accepting aircraft in need of some TLC! To get on our calendar, click below to contact our experienced (30 tailwheel years+) staff.
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The Rockwood Airport Alternate Grass Landing Area, also known as "Smuggler's Landing" is open!
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some of our favorite images from RKW
EAA Chapter 17 Young Eagles event at RKW
No matter your connection to the air, the team at Rockwood Aviation celebrates everything you envision when you think about the freedom and fun of flying. A friendly greeting on the ramp, a welcoming and modern FBO, a full-service fuel operation with prices that are fair, an asphalt runway and grass strip, and ground transportation to connect you with all the amenities the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee region has to offer. On the surface, you might see our operation as a business, but aviation is our personal passion. Recreational and exploratory, aerobatic and artistic, convenient and efficient – however you enjoy the sky, we celebrate it with you. It’s what we get up for every day and what we can’t stop talking about! Rockwood Aviation is here to help you fully experience the gift of flight.
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If you have any questions about Rockwood Airport and our services, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Rockwood Aviation
258 Rockwood Airport Road
Rockwood, Tennessee 37854
United States
RKW@RockwoodAviation.com
865-354-3023
Full-Service Hours
Mon 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 08:00 – 18:00
With advanced notice, we're happy to meet you outside of normal business hours - A small call out fee does apply.