FTK VOR/DME: Fort Knox, KY · 109.60

The Fort Knox VOR/DME (FTK) transmits on 109.60 MHz, TACAN/DME channel 33X, from 734 ft MSL in Fort Knox, Kentucky. From the FAA’s NASR data (cycle 2026-09-03); check the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before you rely on it.

Station

Frequency109.60 MHz

TACAN/DME Channel33X

TypeVOR/DME

StatusOperational

Elevation734 ft MSL

Magnetic Variation1°W1980 Epoch

Hours24 Hours

ARTCCIndianapolis

Voice CallFort Knox Radio

Service Volume: Terminal (T)

Where the FAA protects this VOR’s signal off published routes (AIM 1-1-8). Heights are above the transmitter, not MSL. Published routes and procedures can use a VOR beyond these limits, and the remarks below can narrow them.

1,000 ft to 12,000 ft ATH25 NM

FAA Remarks

UNMONITORED 0300-1100Z++.

Verbatim from NASR. Radials are magnetic, from the station.

VOR Receiver Checkpoints

For the 30-day VOR check under 14 CFR 91.171: within 4° at a ground checkpoint, 6° at an airborne one.

Ground · R-022FTK0.3 NM AT HOLD POSITION ON DELTA TWY.

Ground · R-144FTK0.3 NM AT HOLD POSITION ON ALPHA TWY.

Public Airports Within 40 NM

Each field’s radial and distance from FTK, using the station’s own 1°W alignment.

KEKX Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional AirportElizabethtownR-171 · 13 NM KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisvilleR-036 · 19 NM KBRY Samuels FieldBardstownR-105 · 23 NM I93 Breckinridge County AirportHardinsburgR-253 · 23 NM KLOU Bowman FieldLouisvilleR-038 · 24 NM KJVY Clark Regional AirportJeffersonvilleR-023 · 30 NM 2I3 Rough River State Park AirportFalls of RoughR-236 · 31 NM M20 Grayson County AirportLeitchfieldR-205 · 33 NM

Nearby VORs

MYS MysticVOR · 108.20 · R-268 · 13 NM EWO New HopeVOR/DME · 113.95 · R-140 · 22 NM IIU LouisvilleVORTAC · 114.80 · R-059 · 22 NM FFT FrankfortVOR · 109.40 · R-072 · 53 NM OWB OwensboroVOR/DME · 108.65 · R-262 · 57 NM HYK LexingtonVOR/DME · 112.60 · R-088 · 71 NM

More VORs in Kentucky, or plan a route through FTK in the Route Planner.

FTK VOR/DME · Fort Knox