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KMKJ Mountain Empire Airport
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
BLFr200/25.8BLUEFIELD VOR/DME115.0503W
PSKr255/32.6PULASKI VORTAC116.8006W
GZGr085/35.2GLADE SPRING VOR/DME110.2002W

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: 36-53.565988N36-53.815847N
Longitude: 081-21.512498W081-20.481012W
Elevation: 2558.2 ft.2502.7 ft.
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: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 28 ft. trees, 609 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear9 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: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0411:04
Sunrise07:3011:30
Sunset19:3623:36
Evening civil twilight20:0200:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 07:06:23
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 03:06:23
 
METAR
KMKJ 190655Z AUTO 28018G26KT 10SM OVC028 M04/M10 A3002 RMK AO2 T10361105
TAF
KBLF 
25nm N 
190540Z 1906/2006 29010G17KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 FM191000 28012G22KT P6SM SCT035 FM191600 26015G25KT P6SM SKC
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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
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, ...
 
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Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $5.85 $5.50 
GUARANTEED
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
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