Terminal Procedures

KMKJ — Mountain Empire

MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA MKJElevation 2,558 ft1 runwayLongest 5,252 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume NE-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 localiser.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
LOC RWY 26 chart previewLOC RWY 263PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 261PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KMKJ airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
MKJ (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
6W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1958
Airport area
120 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Cincinnati
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-19

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KMKJ radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,252 × 75 ft0826N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KMKJ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
08/265,252 ft75 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  08 73°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  26 253°TLOC/DME · PAPI (2-box) 3.75°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KMKJ is

Latitude, longitude36.8948490, -81.3499460
Elevation2,558 ft
From Marion/Wytheville9 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KMKJ

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • IN OPERATION PRIOR 1959.
  • LCTD 9 NM NE MARION.
  • AFT HRS CTC 276-685-1122.
  • MIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF.
  • CALL 276-685-9314
  • 8 FT BUSH 80 FT FRM THLD, 120 L OF CNTRLN ON APCH.
  • 17 FT ROADWAY CLNC PENETRATES APCH BY 9 FT. INTERSTATE TFC PENETRATES INTO PRI SFC.
  • FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KMKJ

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KHLXTwin CountyGALAX HILLSVILLE, VA26 nm E4
KGEVAshe CountyJEFFERSON, NC28 nm S5
KVJIVirginia HighlandsABINGDON, VA35 nm W5
KPSKNew River ValleyDUBLIN, VA35 nm NE6
6A4Johnson CountyMOUNTAIN CITY, TN37 nm SW3
KUKFWilkes CountyNORTH WILKESBORO, NC42 nm S6

VFR charts covering KMKJ

Common questions about KMKJ

What charts are available for KMKJ?

4 current FAA charts for Mountain Empire, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KMKJ?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KMKJ?

Mountain Empire has 1 runway. The longest is 08/26 at 5,252 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KMKJ have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KMKJ has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KMKJ?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KMKJ a towered airport?

No — Mountain Empire has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KMKJ charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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