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KMKJ
Airport
Mountain Empire
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:MKJ / KMKJ
Lat/Lng: 36.8948611111, -81.3499444444
36-53-41.5000N, 081-20-59.8000W
Estimated by NGS on 01/07/2000
Elevation: 2558 feet Surveyed by NGS on 01/07/2000
Magnetic Variation: 06W, (1990), [-7W (2008)]
Sectional: CINCINNATI
From City: 9nm NE of Marion/Wytheville Located 9 NM NE Marion.

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Airspace Analysis: NOT ANALYZED
in Operation Prior 1959
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 09/1958
Attended: Apr-Oct Sun 1300-1900 (local) Nov-Mar Mon-Fri 0730-1900 (local) Nov-Mar Sat 0800-1900 (local) Nov-Mar Sun 1300-1900 (local) Apr-Oct Mon-Fri 0730-2000 (local) Apr-Oct Sat 0800-1900 (local)
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Atlanta Center (ZTL)
FSS: Leesburg FSS (DCA)
NOTAMs and Weather: MKJ NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: yes
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), MIRL Runway 08/26 Preset Low Intensity; Activate Higher Intensity - CTAF.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.700
UNICOM: 122.700
Weather: AWOS-3 276-686-6420 123.875

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: None
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services: Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 22
Multi Engine GA: 1
Helicopter GA: 1
Total: 24

Annual Operations

For year ending: 07/31/2006
Local GA (< 20 miles): 3082
Non-local GA: 6934
Military Operations: 193
Total: 10209

Ownership

Owner: Smyth Wythe Airport Cmsn
Po Box 885
Marion, Va 24354
276-783-2000
Manager: Robert Dix
Chairman.
Po Box 885
Marion, Va 24354
276-783-2000
Also 276-783-8805.

Runways

Runways: 08/26

Runway 08/26

Length: 5252 feet
by Ngs on 01/07/2000
Width: 75 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 20,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 08 End 26
True Alignment: 073, (066 Magnetic) 253, (246 Magnetic)
ILS Type:   LOCALIZER
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Fair Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Fair Condition
Gradient: 1.2 1.2
Elevation at End: 2558.2' MSL 2502.7' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 2558' MSL 2519' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 40' AGL 47' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00° 3.75°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 2-light PAPI on left side of runway 2-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL): Yes Yes
Objects: Tree Road
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Other than utility runway with a visual approach Other than utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 18:1 0:1
Object Height: 14' AGL 9' AGL
Object Distance: 455' Along centerline
66' Left of centerline
200' Along centerline
230' Right of centerline
Other Objects: 8-10 Ft Trees, 172 Ft Left, 84-200 Ft from End of Runway. 17' Roadway Clearance Penetrates Approach by 9 Ft. Roadway Penetrates Into Primary Surface.

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.

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