Virginia Highlands Airport

Location

Latitude:	36-41-10.7290N (36.686314)
Longitude:	082-02-05.2230W (-82.034784)
Elevation:	2087.5 feet MSL (636 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	7.4 W (as of March 2025 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):	3088 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

Annual Operations (as of )

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. Update FBO info		628-7378
Va Highlands Arpt Update FBO info	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 03/20/25 to 0901Z 04/17/25.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
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

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
5.1	VJ	. . . _ . _ _ _	Whine	NDB	236	55	62
8.6	GZG	_ _ . _ _ . . _ _ .	Glade Spring	VOR-DME	110.20	345	352
15.6	HMV	. . . . _ _ . . . _	Holston Mountain	VORTAC	114.60	197	204
15.7	TR	_ . _ .	Mocca	NDB	299	240	247
25.0	EZT	. _ _ . . _	Elizabethton	NDB	275	207	214
28.2	BO	_ . . . _ _ _	Booie	NDB	221	232	239
32.8	BAR	_ . . . . _ . _ .	Hemlock	NDB	320	166	173
37.5	JUH	. _ _ _ . . _ . . . .	Ashee	NDB	410	113	121
40.5	MKJ	_ _ _ . _ . _ _ _	Suzze	NDB	335	69	77
43.2	RVN	. _ . . . . _ _ .	Rogersville	NDB	329	251	258
52.9	DYQ	_ . . _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Dulaney	NDB	263	231	238
54.8	BLF	_ . . . . _ . . . . _ .	Bluefield	VOR-DME	115.05	47	55
56.8	UKF	. . _ _ . _ . . _ .	Wilki	NDB	209	126	134
57.0	MRN	_ _ . _ . _ .	Lenoir	FAN MARKER		159	167
58.5	HLX	. . . . . _ . . _ . . _	Hillsville	NDB	269	85	93
61.2	FIQ	. . _ . . . _ _ . _	Fiddlers	NDB	391	163	170
62.3	BZM	_ . . . _ _ . . _ _	Barretts Mountain	VOR-DME	113.75	141	149
64.5	HK	. . . . _ . _	Tawba	NDB	332	146	154
64.7	HKY	. . . . _ . _ _ . _ _	Hickory Regional	VOT	110.00	150	158
66.0	GTC	_ _ . _ _ . _ .	Guyandot	NDB	293	5	13

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
0.0	Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI KVJI VJI)	0	7	100LL, Jet A
19.0	Johnson County Airport (6A4)	147	155	100LL, Jet A+
22.0	Tri-Cities Airport (TRI KTRI TRI)	234	241	100LL, Jet A
23.4	Johnson City Airport (0A4)	214	221	100LL
33.4	Ashe County Airport (KGEV GEV)	116	124	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
59.4	Kee Field Airport (I16)	22	30	100LL
64.5	Tucker-Guthrie Meml Airport (I35)	279	286	100LL, Jet A+
64.7	Hickory Regional Airport (HKY KHKY HKY)	150	158	100LL, Jet A-1+
65.0	Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF ZEF)	111	119	100LL, Jet A-1+
70.1	Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS SJS)	335	342	100LL, Jet A+
70.5	New River Valley Airport (PSK KPSK PSK)	67	75	100LL, Jet A+
71.5	Moore-Murrell Airport (MOR KMOR MOR)	245	252	100LL, Jet A
72.3	Wendell H Ford Airport (KCPF CPF)	305	312	100LL, Jet A+
72.7	Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (KMWK MWK)	100	108	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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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 06 & 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 5500 ft (1676 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:	24

VJI Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24	5500 ft x 75 ft (1676 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/26/2023
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:	2062.8	2087.5
Latitude:	36-40-55.5368N	36-41-25.9194N
Longitude:	082-02-33.2224W	082-01-37.2203W
Runway True Alignment:	056	236
ILS Type:		LOC/DME
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	3.2 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	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:		23

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

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IATA: VJI

ICAO: KVJI

FAA: VJI

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Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 540

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VJI

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

VJI Airport Runway Details

Runway 06

Runway 24

Services

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