KMKJ — Mountain Empire
Marion/Wytheville, VA · field elevation 2,558 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KMKJ current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KMKJ 111215Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC013 21/19 A3021 RMK AO2 T02050191
- Wind
- from 260° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,455 ft · pressure altitude 2,268 ft
- Observed
- 2 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 08 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMKJ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KMKJ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.89485, -81.34995
- Elevation
- 2,558 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1039Z / 0021Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Smyth, VA
Everything else KMKJ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,252 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJFZ Tazewell County24 nm
- KBLF Mercer County25 nm
- KHLX Twin County26 nm
- KGEV Ashe County28 nm
- KVJI Virginia Highlands35 nm
- KPSK New River Valley35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMKJ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.