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KMKJ Mountain Empire Airport
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 123.875 (276-686-6420)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/371.85 (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 good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 17 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 242 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear9 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
8223 LEE HIGHWAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
Phone 276-783-8805
Manager: WILSON LEONARD
8223 LEE HIGH WAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
Phone 276-783-8805
CHAIRMAN.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 23
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 30 June 2009

Additional Remarks

(CONTACT NAME) CHARLIEMKJ@YAHOO.COM

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 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (209KB)
LOC RWY 26   download (219KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1410:14
Sunrise06:4210:42
Sunset20:1900:19
Evening civil twilight20:4700:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 16:30:47
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 12:30:47
 
METAR
KMKJ 131555Z AUTO 25004KT 5SM -RA SCT006 BKN029 OVC041 22/22 A3003 RMK AO2 P0018 T02190219
TAF
KBLF 
25nm N 
131308Z 1313/1412 30005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN005 OVC015 TEMPO 1313/1315 3SM SHRA BR OVC012 FM131500 28007KT P6SM VCTS OVC020CB FM131900 29009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM132300 31006KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM140300 31005KT 4SM BR OVC006
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Smyth Wythe Airport Commission 276-783-8805
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

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Shell
100LL Jet A Mogas
FS $5.25 $4.85 $4.25 
 Updated 06-Aug-2013
 
   26 read write
FS=Full service
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17 in Wytheville
1 in Chilhowie
 

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