FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKJ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-53-41.5000N / 081-20-59.8000W
36-53.691667N / 081-20.996667W
36.8948611 / -81.3499444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2558 ft. / 779.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1990) |
| From city: | 9 miles NE of central business district of the associated city
(LCTD 9 NM NE MARION.) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24368 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT SUN 1300-1900, NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0730-1900, NOV-MAR SAT 0800-1900, NOV-MAR SUN 1300-1900, APR-OCT MON-FRI 0730-2000, APR-OCT SAT 0800-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.875 (276-686-6420) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/319.9 (TRI CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BLFr200/25.8 | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| PSKr255/32.6 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| GZGr085/35.2 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUZZE | | 259/5.3 | | 335 | | 06W | | MK | -- -.- |
| HILLSVILLE | | 293/26.6 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 043/36.7 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5252 x 75 ft. / 1601 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 36-53.565988N | | 36-53.815847N |
| Longitude: | 081-21.512498W | | 081-20.481012W |
| Elevation: | 2558.2 ft. | | 2502.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 073 true | | 259 magnetic, 253 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 455 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
8-10 FT TREES, 172 FT LEFT, 84-200 FT FM END OF RY. | | 9 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline
17' ROADWAY CLEARANCE PENETRATES APPROACH BY 9 FT. ROADWAY PENETRATES INTO PRIMARY SURFACE. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SMYTH WYTHE ARPT CMSN
PO BOX 885
MARION, VA 24354
Phone 276-783-2000 |
| Manager: | ROBERT DIX
PO BOX 885
MARION, VA 24354
Phone 276-783-2000
ALSO 276-783-8805. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (267KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (24 nm NW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (25 nm N)
KHLX - Twin County Airport (26 nm E)
KGEV - Ashe County Airport (28 nm S)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (35 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Sep-2007
from 9000 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 14:53:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 10:53:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKJ | 111420Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT010 14/12 A3048 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KBLF
25nm N | 111124Z 111212 09004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 09007KT P6SM SKC FM0000 11003KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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