FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 127.85/371.85 (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 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: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 255 ft. from runway, 242 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 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 HIGH WAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
Phone 276-783-8805
CHAIRMAN. |
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 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (254KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (273KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 18:36:31 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 13:36:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKJ | 111755Z AUTO 29017G28KT 2SM -SN BKN013 BKN019 OVC023 M04/M10 A2988 RMK AO2 VIS 1V4
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| TAF |
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KBLF
25nm N | 111731Z 1118/1218 30019G28KT 2SM -SN BKN024 OVC040 TEMPO 1118/1122 1/2SM SN BKN015 FM112300 31018G28KT 3SM -SN SCT020 OVC035 FM120800 30016G25KT 5SM -SN SCT025 BKN035 FM121300 29016G24KT 6SM -SN SCT030 OVC040
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| NOTAMs |
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