FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKJ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-53-41.4560N 081-20-59.8060W
36-53.690933N 081-20.996767W
36.8948489,-81.3499461
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2558.2 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN CLOSED
CALL 276-685-9314 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.875 (276-686-6420) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (TRI CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BLFr200/25.8 | | BLUEFIELD VOR/DME | | 115.05 | | 03W |
| PSKr255/32.6 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| GZGr085/35.2 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 02W |
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 excellent 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 073 true | | 259 magnetic, 253 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 612 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
8 FT BUSH 80 FT FRM THLD, 120 L OF CNTRLN ON APCH. | | 44 ft. tree, 711 ft. from runway, 321 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
17 FT ROADWAY CLNC PENETRATES APCH BY 9 FT. INTERSTATE TFC PENETRATES INTO PRI SFC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SMYTH WYTHE ARPT CMSN
8223 LEE HIGHWAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
Phone 276-783-8805 |
| Manager: | BRIAN BURKETT
8223 LEE HIGHWAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
Phone 276-783-8805 |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS CTC 276-685-1122. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (229KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (75KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
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 courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 20-May-2012
looking south.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2025 21:19:18 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Apr-2025 17:19:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKJ | 252055Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM SCT029 BKN047 OVC070 19/15 A3013 RMK AO2 60002 T01850153
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KBLF
25nm N | 251720Z 2518/2618 18008KT P6SM FEW035 SCT070 BKN090 FM260400 22008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC020 FM261000 25008KT 6SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM261700 29010G19KT P6SM VCSH BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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