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Pilot information for Mountain Empire Airport

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General information for Mountain Empire Airport

Airport codes: KMKJ MKJ
Type: local airport(light traffic)
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Marion/Wytheville, Virginia, United States
Latitude: 36.894901 | 36 53.694077 N | N36 53 41
Longitude: -81.349899 | 81 20.993958 W | W081 20 59
Field elevation: 2,558 ft/780 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 7.024°W

Radio communication frequencies for Mountain Empire Airport

AWOS: 123.875 MHz (AWOS 3)
CNTR: 132.9 MHz (ATLANTA CNTR)
UNIC: 122.7 MHz (CTAF/UNICOM)

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Runways at Mountain Empire Airport

08/26
5,252 x 75 ft (1,601 x 23 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Mountain Empire Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Mountain Empire Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/27 08:35: 

KMKJ 270835Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM BR VV007 18/17 A3023 RMK AO2 T01800172

Forecast (TAF) for Mountain Empire Airport

Closest forecast is Mercer County Airport, 24.3828995966 nm (46.3 km) NNE. Retrieved 2012/05/27 06:51: 

TAF KBLF 270540Z 2706/2806 VRB03KT P6SM FEW045 
     FM271300 13003KT P6SM SCT045 
     FM271800 12006KT P6SM BKN050 
     FM272300 15004KT P6SM SCT060

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Mountain Empire Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 04/005: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 
!MKJ 04/005 MKJ NAV RWY 26 ILS LLZ UNUSBL BYD 15 DEG LEFT OF COURSE
CREATED: 14 Apr 2011 21:25:00 
SOURCE: KAOOYFYX
NOTAM 1/9309: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 
!FDC 1/9309 MKJ FI/T ODP MOUNTAIN EMPIRE, MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VA.
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES...
     TAKEOFF MINIMUMS:
     RWY 26, NA-OBSTACLES.
     RWY 8, 300-1 3/4.
     DEPARTURE PROCEDURE:
     RWY 26, NA.
     RWY 8, CLIMB DIRECT MK NDB THEN ON MK NDB BEARING 073 TO 5300
     BEFORE PROCEEDING ON COURSE.
     TAKEOFF OBSTACLE NOTE:
     RWY 8, TREES 1.3 NM FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, 588 FT LEFT
     OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 77 FT AGL/2756 FT MSL.
CREATED: 01 Dec 2011 16:01:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX