Mountain Empire Airport (MKJ) in Wytheville, Virginia
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- Mountain Empire Airport (MKJ)
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Mountain Empire Airport (MKJ)
- General
- Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 09/01/1958, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 120 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 25873.1*A, Location ID: MKJ, Region: Eastern, District Office: DCA, Unicom Frequency: 122.700 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.700 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Cincinnati, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: DCA, Tie-In FSS Name: Leesburg, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 2558 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2000-01-07), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCT, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZTL, Boundary ARTCC Name: Atlanta, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: MKJ, Last Inspection Date: 05/15/2013, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
- Location
- State: Virginia, County: Smyth, City: Wytheville, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 53' 41.500'', Lng: -81° 20' 59.800'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.894861, Lng: -81.349944, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2000-01-07), Distance from central business district: 9 mi (NE) Find on map
- 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
- Operations
- Period: 04/30/2012 - 04/30/2013, Itinerant Operations: 7,210, Local Operations: 3,204, Military Operations: 197
- Aircraft
- Single Engine Aircraft: 20, Multi Engine Aircraft: 1, Helicopters: 1
- Additional
- Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 6W (Year 1990), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Beacon Schedule: See Rmk, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes
- Remarks
- Airspace Determination: IN OPERATION PRIOR 1959
Runway 1
- Base End
- Base End ID: 08, True Alignment: 73, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 53' 33.959'', Lng: -81° 21' 30.749'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.892766, Lng: -81.358542, Physical Elevation: 2558 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 40.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 2558.2 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 2, Object Height: 19 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 255.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 245L ft, Runway End Gradient: 1.2, Position Source: NGS (01/07/2000), Elevation Source: NGS (01/07/2000), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 26, True Alignment: 253, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: Localizer, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 53' 48.950'', Lng: -81° 20' 28.860'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.896931, Lng: -81.341350, Physical Elevation: 2503 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 47.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 2519.2 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 0, Object Height: 9 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 200.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 230R ft, Runway End Gradient: 1.2, Position Source: NGS (01/07/2000), Elevation Source: NGS (01/07/2000), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
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