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Mountain Empire Airport

Coordinates: 36°53′42″N 081°20′59″W / 36.89500°N 81.34972°W / 36.89500; -81.34972
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Mountain Empire Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSmyth Wythe Airport Commission
ServesMarion / Wytheville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL2,558 ft / 780 m
Coordinates36°53′42″N 081°20′59″W / 36.89500°N 81.34972°W / 36.89500; -81.34972
Map
MKJ is located in Virginia
MKJ
MKJ
Location of airport in Virginia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,252 1,601 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations10,405
Based aircraft25

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for MKJ 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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