Virginia Highlands Airport

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Abingdon Weather (°F)

METAR: KVJI 162355Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A2986 RMK AO2 T01410050 10169 20141

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KVJI (0.2 NM at True Heading of 269)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1011.3
Temperature: 14.1 C (57.38 F)
Dewpoint: 5 C (41 F)

Location

Latitude: 
36-41-13.5691N (36.687103)
Longitude: 
082-01-59.9761W (-82.033327)
Elevation: 
2087.4 feet MSL (636 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.4 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. W of Abingdon, Virginia
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MICKEY HINES
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
276-628-2909
VA HIGHLANDS ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
276-628-2909

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
08/1986
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/1200-0000Z
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
3087 feet (941 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
VJI
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:  38
Multi Engine:  9
Jet Engine:  6
GA Helicopters:  4

Annual Operations (as of 07/31/2023)

Total Operations:  30645
Air Taxi:  2758 9.0%
GA Local:  13484 44.0%
GA Itinerant:  14097 46.0%
Military Aircraft:  306 1.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  TRI CITY
125.25
125.25
ATLANTA ARTCC
Departure:  TRI CITY
125.25
125.25
ATLANTA ARTCC
AWOS-3:  128.125 (276-628-2940)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 540

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Classic Planes, Inc.
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628-7378
Va Highlands Arpt
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Unicom 122.8 628-2909, 628-6030 100LL, Jet A
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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 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP LOC RWY 24 NE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 NE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 NE-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NE-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VJI

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
19.0 Johnson County Airport
(6A4)
148 156 100LL, Jet A+
22.1 Tri-Cities Airport
(TRI KTRI TRI)
234 241 100LL, Jet A
23.5 Johnson City Airport
(0A4)
214 221 100LL
33.3 Ashe County Airport
(KGEV GEV)
117 125 100LL, Jet A-1+
44.5 Avery County/Morrison Field Airport
(7A8)
177 184 100LL, Jet A-1+
47.7 Greeneville Municipal Airport
(GCY KGCY GCY)
232 239 100LL, Jet A+
53.0 Wilkes County Airport
(IKB KUKF UKF)
121 129 100LL, Jet A-1+
53.9 Mercer County Airport
(BLF KBLF BLF)
47 55 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
55.9 Foothills Regional Airport
(MRN KMRN MRN)
158 166 100LL, Jet A-1+
58.0 Shiflet Field Airport
(9A9)
178 185 80, 100LL
59.3 Kee Field Airport
(I16)
22 30 100LL
64.5 Tucker-Guthrie Meml Airport
(I35)
279 286 100LL, Jet A+
64.8 Hickory Regional Airport
(HKY KHKY HKY)
151 159 100LL, Jet A
64.9 Elkin Municipal Airport
(KZEF ZEF)
111 119 100LL, Jet A-1+
70.0 Big Sandy Regional Airport
(KSJS SJS)
335 342 100LL, Jet A+
70.4 New River Valley Airport
(PSK KPSK PSK)
67 75 100LL, Jet A+
71.6 Moore-Murrell Airport
(MOR KMOR MOR)
245 252 100LL, Jet A
72.3 Wendell H Ford Airport
(KCPF CPF)
305 312 100LL, Jet A+
72.6 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
(KMWK MWK)
100 108 100LL, Jet A-1+
72.8 Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs Field Airport
(9KY9)
330 337 100LL, Mogas

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

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NM of KVJI

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KVJI

Remarks

A110-4 WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
A110-5 WHEN TRI CITIES APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A17 UNATNDD NEW YEAR'S DAY, JULY 4TH, THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
A70-FUEL-A PRIST, ANTI-ICING FUEL ADDITIVE AVBL.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FOR FUEL AFT HRS, ARNG BFR 0000Z HRS AT 276-628-6030 OR 276-274-4040. THERE IS A FEE CTC FBO.
A75 TRANSIENT HANGAR WHEN AVAILABLE.
A76 BASED AT TRI, PICKS UP AT VJI.
A81-APT ACTVT ODALS RWY 24; REIL RWY 24; PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
A96 ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
Longest Runway: 06/24 is 4471 ft (1363 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 24

VJI Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  4471 ft x 75 ft (1363 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 05/06/2008
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

Runway 06

Runway 24

Elevation: 
2062.6 2087.4
Latitude: 
36-41-01.2210N 36-41-25.9172N
Longitude: 
082-02-22.7330W 082-01-37.2192W
Runway True Alignment: 
056 236
ILS Type: 
LOC/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
TREE TREE
Object Height: 
151 81
Distance from End: 
4032 2166
Object Centerline Offset: 
255 ft. left of centerline 429 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
REIL: 
Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
32

Services

Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Mogas
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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