FAA facility Airport

MOUNTAIN EMPIRE

MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA FAA MKJ ICAO KMKJ Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

08/26 5,252 × 75 ft · Asphalt (excellent) · Medium-intensity edge lights

08 26

Runway-end details

Runway 08/26 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
08	73°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	—
26	253°	LOC/DME	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	—

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.7	—
UNICOM	122.7	—
MKJ AWOS-3	123.875	—
TRI CITY RCAG	127.85	—
TRI CITY RCAG	269.3	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
26	LOC/DME	I	110.5	Operational restricted (2018-02-07)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

MOUNTAIN EMPIRE Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KMKJ

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: MKJ / KMKJ
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1958-09
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VA
County: Smyth
FAA region: Eastern region
Coordinates: 36.89485, -81.34995
Elevation: 2,558.2 ft (NGS)

View coordinates on OpenStreetMap

Weather stations

MKJ Commissioned 1992-02-25 AWOS-3

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.