Mountain Empire Airport (ICAO: KMKJ, FAA LID: MKJ) is a public use airport in Smyth County, Virginia, United States.[1] It located nine nautical miles (10 mi, 17 km) northeast of the central business district of Marion (in Smyth County)[1] and 13 nautical miles (15 mi; 24 km) west of Wytheville (in Wythe County).[2] The airport is situated between Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11 (Lee Highway), near Groseclose.[3] It is owned by Smyth Wythe Airport Commission.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Smyth Wythe Airport Commission | ||||||||||
| Serves | Marion / Wytheville, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,558 ft / 780 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°53′42″N 081°20′59″W / 36.89500°N 81.34972°W | ||||||||||
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This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4] Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned MKJ by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[5] (which assigned MKJ to Makoua Airport in Makoua, Republic of the Congo).[6][7]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Mountain Empire Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 2,558 feet (780 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,252 by 75 feet (1,601 by 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2009, the airport had 10,405 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, and 4% helicopter.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for MKJ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Distance and heading from Wytheville (36°56'52"N 81°05'13"W) to KMKJ (36°53'41"N 81°21'00"W)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "Map showing airport between I-81 and U.S. Route 11 (Lee Hwy), near Groseclose, in Smyth County". MapQuest. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Mountain Empire Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KMKJ, FAA: MKJ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MKJ: Makoua)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "Makoua Airport, Congo (IATA: MKJ, ICAO: FCOM)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
External links edit
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MKJ, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MKJ
- AirNav airport information for KMKJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures