FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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: | NOV-MAY MON-SAT 0800-1500, NOV-MAY SUN 1300-1500, APR-OCT MON-SAT 0800-1800, APR-OCT SUN 1300-1800 |
| 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 |
| BLFr200/25.8 | | 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 |
| 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 edge markings: | PREVIOUS MARKINGS SHOWING THROUGH |
| 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 good 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: | 19 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 245 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 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 8223 LEE HIGHWAY RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368 Phone 276-783-8805 |
| Manager: | WILSON LEONARD 8223 LEE HIGHWAY RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368 Phone 276-783-8805 CHAIRMAN. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS CTC 276-685-1122. |
| - | (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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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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Photo taken 20-May-2012
looking south.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 18:47 | | 22:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:06:52 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:06:52 |
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| METAR |
| KMKJ | 162255Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM SCT032 SCT110 18/13 A3005 RMK AO2 T01780134
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| TAF |
KBLF 25nm N | 161722Z 1618/1718 25007KT P6SM OVC035 FM162000 24006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM170300 25005KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM171400 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC025
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