Mountain Empire Airport

Mountain Empire Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KMKJ – FAA LID: MKJ
Summary
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 / 36.89500; -81.34972Coordinates: 36°53′42″N 081°20′59″W / 36.89500°N 81.34972°W / 36.89500; -81.34972
Map
MKJ

Location of airport in Virginia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,252 1,601 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 10,405
Based aircraft 25

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]

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

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 x 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FAA Airport Master Record for MKJ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Map showing airport between I-81 and U.S. Route 11 (Lee Hwy), near Groseclose, in Smyth County". MapQuest. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Mountain Empire Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KMKJ, FAA: MKJ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (MKJ: Makoua)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Makoua Airport, Congo (IATA: MKJ, ICAO: FCOM)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
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