Mountain Empire Airport

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]

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
Map
MKJ
Location of airport in Virginia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,252 1,601 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations10,405
Based aircraft25

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. 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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