KMKJ
Airport
Mountain Empire
Marion/Wytheville, Virginia

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:MKJ / KMKJ
Lat/Lng:36.8948488889, -81.3499461111
36-53-41.4560N, 081-20-59.8060W
Estimated by Ngs on 12/07/2021
Elevation:2558 feet Surveyed by Ngs on 01/07/2000
Magnetic Variation:06W,(1990), [-8W (2025)]
Sectional:CINCINNATI
From City:9nm NE of Marion/WythevilleLocated 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:All year Mon-Sat 0800-1800 (local) All year Sun CLOSED (local)
Call 276-685-9314
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Atlanta(ZTL)Atlanta Center
FSS:Leesburg FSS(DCA)
NOTAMs and Weather:MKJNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:MIRL Runway 08/26 Preset Low Intensity; Activate Higher Intensity - CTAF.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
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)
A+
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Major
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Hanger,Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:Smyth Wythe Airport Cmsn
8223 Lee Highway
Rural Retreat, Va 24368
276-783-8805
Manager:Brian Burkett
8223 Lee Highway
Rural Retreat, Va 24368
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, Excellent Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 20,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 08 End 26
True Alignment:073,(065 Magnetic)253,(245 Magnetic)
ILS Type: LOC/DME
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Good ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:2558.2' MSL2502.7' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:2558.2' MSL2519.2' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:40' AGL47' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°3.75°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway2-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:TreesTree
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Other than utility runway with a visual approachOther than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile
Object Clearance Slope:15:111:1
Object Height:26' AGL44' AGL
Object Distance:612' Along centerline
213' Left of centerline
711' Along centerline
321' Right of centerline
Other Objects:8 ft Bush 80 ft Frm Threshold, 120 L of Centerline on Approach.17 ft Roadway Clearance Penetrates Approach by 9 ft. Interstate Traffic Penetrates Into Pri Surface.

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
After Hours Contact 276-685-1122.
for Cd Contact Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.

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