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Mountain Empire
Marion/wytheville, Virginia
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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:
MKJ
Latitude/Longitude:
36-53-41.5000N / 081-20-59.8000W
36.8947 / -81.3497
Elevation:
2558 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation:
06W (1990)
Land Area Covered:
120 acres
From City:
9 nautical miles NE of Marion/wytheville, VA
County/Parish:
Smyth, VA
Airport Operations:
Airport Use:
Public
Activiation Date:
9/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:
Cincinnati
Control Tower:
No
ARTCC:
Atlanta Center (ZTL)
FSS:
Leesburg Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:
APR-OCT/SUN/1300-1800, NOV-MAY/MON-SAT/0800-1700, NOV-MAY/SUN/1300-1800, APR-OCT/MON-SAT/0800-1800
Wind Indicator:
Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle:
Yes
Lights:
See Rmk
Beacon:
White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations:
No
Landing Fee:
No
Communications:
Unicom:
122.7
CTAF:
122.7
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (TRI CITY RCAG).
Services:
Fuel available:
100LL Jet-A+
Airframe Repair:
Major
Power Plant Repair:
Major
Bottled oxygen:
None
Bulk oxygen:
None
Runway Information:
Runway:
08/26
Dimensions:
5252 x 75 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
20 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights:
Medium intensity
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:
Publicly Owned
Owner:
Smyth Wythe Arpt Cmsn
8223 Lee Highway
Rural Retreat, VA 24368
276-783-8805
Manager:
Brian Burkett
8223 Lee Highway
Rural Retreat, VA 24368
276-783-8805
Sectional Map:
Mountain Empire at SkyVector.com
Remarks:
THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
AFT HRS CTC 276-685-1122.
LCTD 9 NM NE MARION.
PREVIOUS MARKINGS SHOWING THROUGH
17' ROADWAY CLNC PENETRATES APCH BY 9 FT. INTERSTATE TFC PENETRATES INTO PRI SFC.
MIRL RY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF.
IN OPERATION PRIOR 1959
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City/State/Use
Chart
Distance
JFZ
Tazewell County
Richlands, VA - Public
Cincinnati
27 miles
BLF
Mercer County
Bluefield, WV - Public
Cincinnati
29 miles
HLX
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Galax Hillsville, VA - Public
Cincinnati
30 miles
GEV
Ashe County
Jefferson, NC - Public
Cincinnati
32 miles
I25
Welch Muni
Welch, WV - Public
Cincinnati
37 miles
VJI
Virginia Highlands
Abingdon, VA - Public
Cincinnati
40 miles
PSK
New River Valley
Dublin, VA - Public
Cincinnati
41 miles
6A4
Johnson County
Mountain City, TN - Public
Cincinnati
42 miles
UKF
Wilkes County
North Wilkesboro, NC - Public
Cincinnati
48 miles
GDY
Grundy Muni
Grundy, VA - Public
Cincinnati
49 miles
Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)
ID
Name
City/State/Use
Chart
Distance
VA07
Burkes Garden
Tazewell, VA - Private
Cincinnati
14 miles
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