Mountain Empire Airport

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Marion/Wytheville Weather

METAR: KMKJ 291455Z AUTO 24013G21KT 10SM SCT070 09/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 T00941013

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KMKJ (0.2 NM at True Heading of 96)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1019.4
Temperature: 9.4 C (48.92 F)
Dewpoint: -1.3 C (29.66 F)

Location

Latitude: 
36-53-41.4560N (36.894849)
Longitude: 
081-20-59.8060W (-81.349946)
Elevation: 
2558.2 feet MSL (780 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.9 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
09 N.M. NE of Marion/Wytheville, Virginia
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
BRIAN BURKETT
8223 LEE HIGHWAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
276-783-8805
SMYTH WYTHE ARPT CMSN
8223 LEE HIGHWAY
RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368
276-783-8805

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
09/1958
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SAT/0800-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
3558 feet (1084 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
MKJ
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  10
Multi Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  11177
GA Local:  3354 30.0%
GA Itinerant:  7547 67.5%
Military Aircraft:  276 2.5%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
AWOS-3:  123.875 (276-686-6420)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (TRI CITY RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 540

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Leesburg(DCA)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP LOC RWY 26 NE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 NE-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NE-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KMKJ

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
25.0 Mercer County Airport
(BLF KBLF BLF)
15 23 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
27.9 Ashe County Airport
(KGEV GEV)
186 194 100LL, Jet A-1+
35.1 Virginia Highlands Airport
(VJI KVJI VJI)
249 256 100LL, Jet A
35.3 New River Valley Airport
(PSK KPSK PSK)
65 73 100LL, Jet A+
36.6 Johnson County Airport
(6A4)
218 226 100LL, Jet A+
42.1 Wilkes County Airport
(IKB KUKF UKF)
163 171 100LL, Jet A-1+
43.5 Kee Field Airport
(I16)
346 354 100LL
45.8 Elkin Municipal Airport
(KZEF ZEF)
143 151 100LL, Jet A-1+
46.3 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
(KMWK MWK)
123 131 100LL, Jet A-1+
48.7 Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec Airport
(BCB KBCB BCB)
66 75 100LL, Jet A+
54.6 Raleigh County Meml Airport
(BKW KBKW BKW)
11 19 100LL, Jet A
56.1 Johnson City Airport
(0A4)
235 242 100LL
56.8 Tri-Cities Airport
(TRI KTRI TRI)
243 250 100LL, Jet A
65.0 Avery County/Morrison Field Airport
(7A8)
208 215 100LL, Jet A-1+
65.7 Foothills Regional Airport
(MRN KMRN MRN)
191 199 100LL, Jet A-1+
68.0 Meadow Brook Field Airport
(N63)
121 130 100LL
68.0 Sugar Valley Airport
(5NC2)
143 151 100LL
69.2 Hickory Regional Airport
(HKY KHKY HKY)
181 189 100LL, Jet A
70.4 Statesville Regional Airport
(SVH KSVH SVH)
164 172 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
70.7 Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport
(ROA KROA ROA)
68 77 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NM of KMKJ

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-1 AFT HRS CTC 276-685-1122.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A17 CALL 276-685-9314
A3 LCTD 9 NM NE MARION.
A58-26 17 FT ROADWAY CLNC PENETRATES APCH BY 9 FT. INTERSTATE TFC PENETRATES INTO PRI SFC.
A81-APT MIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF.
E111 IN OPERATION PRIOR 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 08/26
Longest Runway: 08/26 is 5252 ft (1601 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 26

KMKJ Airport Runway Details

Runway 08/26  5252 ft x 75 ft (1601 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 01/07/2000
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  20.0

Runway 08

Runway 26

Elevation: 
2558.2 2502.7
Latitude: 
36-53-33.9593N 36-53-48.9508N
Longitude: 
081-21-30.7499W 081-20-28.8607W
Runway True Alignment: 
073 253
ILS Type: 
LOC/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.8 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES ROAD
Object Height: 
28 9
Distance from End: 
609 200
Object Centerline Offset: 
202 ft. left of centerline 230 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
40 47

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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