Mountain Empire Airport

ICAO KMKJSmall airfield

Mountain Empire Airport is a small airfield near Rural Retreat in Virginia, United States. It is listed as ICAO KMKJ. The airport is located at 36.8949° / -81.3499° at an elevation of 780 m (2,558 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,601 m. The nearest airport is Smyth County Community Hospital Heliport, 15 km (9 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Mountain Empire Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Mountain Empire Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`KMKJ`
Local code	`MKJ`
Identifier	`KMKJ`
Type	Small airfield
City	Rural Retreat
Region	Virginia
Country	United States
Coordinates	36.89490, -81.34990
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	36° 53′ 41.64″ N 81° 20′ 59.64″ W
Elevation	780 m (2,558 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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