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Mountain Empire

Marion/Wytheville, VA
Phone: 276-783-8805
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Attendance: Attended
Apr-Oct/Sat/0800-1900Apr-Oct/Mon-Fri/0730-2000Nov-Mar/Sun/1300-1900Nov-Mar/Sat/0800-1900Nov-Mar/Mon-Fri/0730-1900Apr-Oct/Sun/1300-1900
Tower:No
Elevation:2,558 ft (779.7 m) (Surveyed)
Location:9.00 mi. NE of Marion/Wytheville
Beacon: Present (white-green)
Approaches:LOC, RNAV, GPS
Runways:08/26
Runway length: 5252 ft
Fees:Tiedown, Hangar
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AutoGas$ 3.95  (truck service)

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Runway 08/26

Dimensions:5252 x 75ft. / 1600.8 x 22.9mWeight Bearing Cap: Single wheel: 20000 lb
Surface:asphalt, no surface treatment, in good conditionRunway Edge Lights:medium
#Elev/HdgTr. Pat.MarkingsApproach LightsTD PointILS/LOCObstructionsComments/Noise
082558.2ft. MSL
79° mag
73° true
1.1% down		non-precisionrunway end identifier: REIL is present
visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI
Trees, 242 ft Left of center, 17 ft high, 255 ft from end, 3:1 clearance slope
262502.7ft. MSL
259° mag
253° true
1.1% up		non-precisionrunway end identifier: REIL is present
visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI
LOCALIZERRoad, 230 ft Right of center, 9 ft high, 200 ft from end
17' Roadway Clearance Penetrates Approach by 9 Ft. Roadway Penetrates Into Primary Surface

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Name LocationFreq. MonitoredMain Phone
Smyth Wythe Airport Commission
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  • $3.95
On field: S
 UNICOM: 122.7
276-686-4432
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Services at this airport:

Services: 
Engine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead, Jet A
Transportation: 
Rental Cars: 
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    Operations & More Information

    Lat/Long:N36 53.6917' / W81 20.9967'
    Charts:NACO: Cincinnati Sectional
    Mag Var:06W (1990)
    ARTCC:Atlanta (ZTL)
    FSS:Leesburg (DCA)
    1-800-WXBRIEF
    NOTAM Facility:MKJ
    Approach/Departure Control Facility
    Pattern Altitude:Fixed Wing: 3500 MSL
    Wind Indicator:Lighted
    Seg. Circle:Yes
    Lighting:Pilot Activated Lighting:
    • medium intensity: 5 clicks in 5 secs
    Dusk-Dawn. MIRL Ry 08/26 Preset Low Intst; Actvt Higher Intst - CTAF

    Aircraft & Activity

    Based GA Aircraft

    Single Engine:23
    Multi Engine:1
    Jets:0
    Helicopters:1
    Gliders:
    Ultralights:

    Airport Activity

    GA Local:3,142
    GA Itinerant:7,070
    Commercial:
    Air Taxi:
    Military:193

    (12-month period ending on 6/30/2009)

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    Contact Addresses

    ASN Volunteer:Owner:Airport Manager:
    William JonesSmyth Wythe Airport CommissionWilson Leonard
    8223 Lee Highway8223 Lee High Way
    Rural Retreat, VA 24368Rural Retreat, VA 24368
    276-783-8805 (Office) 276-783-8805 (Office)
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