AirNav: KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport

KMKJ

Mountain Empire Airport
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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
BLFr200/25.8	BLUEFIELD VOR/DME	115.05	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
ASHEE		004/27.7		410		07W		JUH	.--- ..- ....

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:

Single wheel:

20.0

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

Runway heading:

079 magnetic, 073 true

259 magnetic, 253 true

Markings:

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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

LOC/DME

Obstructions:

28 ft. trees, 609 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

9 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline
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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		13
Single engine airplanes:		11
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Gliders airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 31/day *
68%	transient general aviation
30%	local general aviation
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26		download (228KB)
LOC RWY 26		download (240KB)
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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Area around KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Mar-2023

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	10:51
Sunrise	07:17	11:17
Sunset	19:44	23:44
Evening civil twilight	20:10	00:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Mar-2023 00:00:41
Local (UTC-4)	29-Mar-2023 20:00:41

METAR

KMKJ

292335Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 10/M07 A3016 RMK AO2 T00961068

TAF

KBLF
25nm N

291858Z 2919/3018 24008G16KT P6SM FEW050 FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Smyth Wythe Airport Commission

276-783-8805
276-685-9314
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, ...

More info about Smyth Wythe Airport Commission

Titan
	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.80		$5.75
GUARANTEED

2 read write

FS=Full service

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