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KMKJ Mountain Empire Airport
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia, USA

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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
BLFr200/25.8BLUEFIELD VORTAC110.0003W
PSKr255/32.6PULASKI VORTAC116.8006W
GZGr085/35.2GLADE SPRING VOR/DME110.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUZZE259/5.333506WMK -- -.-
HILLSVILLE293/26.626906WHLX .... .-.. -..-
MOUNTAIN CITY043/36.739604WJJO .--- .--- ---

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: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 36-53.565988N36-53.815847N
Longitude: 081-21.512498W081-20.481012W
Elevation: 2558.2 ft.2502.7 ft.
Gradient: 1.2%1.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 079 magnetic, 073 true259 magnetic, 253 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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
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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Aerial photo of KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport)
Photo taken 30-Sep-2007
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0511:05
Sunrise07:3111:31
Sunset18:5322:53
Evening civil twilight19:1923:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 14:53:07
Local (UTC-4)  11-Oct-2008 10:53:07
 
METAR
KMKJ 111420Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT010 14/12 A3048 RMK AO1
TAF
KBLF 
25nm N 
111124Z 111212 09004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 09007KT P6SM SKC FM0000 11003KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Mountain Empire Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mountain Empire Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
General Francis Marion Hotel 877-783-4802
276-783-4800
[web site]
[email]
Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant, Lodging
 
AAA 3-Diamonds Rating  
 
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COMFORT INN ATKINS 4.9 72-85
 

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Hotels in other cities near Mountain Empire Airport

18 in Wytheville
1 in Chilhowie
 

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