KMKJ
Mountain Empire Airport
Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) is a general-aviation airfield serving Rural Retreat, Virginia. The field lies at 2,558 ft (780 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 5,252 ft (1,601 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Burkes Garden Airport (VA07), 12 nm N.
Mountain Empire Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 2,558 ft (780 m)
- Coordinates
- 36.8949, -81.3499
- Serving
- Rural Retreat
- Region
- Virginia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 5,252 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,252 ft1,601 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.