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KVJI · Virginia Highlands Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KVJI FAA VJI Elev 2,087 ft Lat 36° 41.23' N Lon 82° 2.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.45%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 056° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.45%
24 236° 5,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.45%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 128.125
  • A/D TRI CITY APP/DEP 128.670
  • FSS NASHVILLE RDO 114.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    ACTVT ODALS Rwy 24; REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·336 VIRGINIA Virginia ABINGDON VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (VJI)(KVJI) 2 W UTC–5(–4DT) N36º41.18´ W82º02.09´ 2088 B TPA—3078(990) NOTAM FILE VJI RWY 06–24: H5500X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.4% up NE RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 23´.
  • ·Unattended New Years Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt.
  • ·For fuel after hrs, arrange before 0000Z‡ at 276–628–6030 or 276–274–4040.
  • ·Anti–icing fuel additive avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 276-628-2909
  • ·AWOS–3 128.125 (276) 628–2940.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®TRI CITY APP/DEP CON 125.25 (1100–0500Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.85 (0500–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: When Tri Cities Apch clsd, for CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HOLSTON MOUNTAIN (L) (L) VORTACW 114.6 HMV Chan 93 N36º26.22´ W82º07.78´ 021º 15.6 NM to fld. 4321/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 076º–126º byd 17 NM blo 8,500´ 171º–178º byd 27 NM blo 10,000´ 171º–178º within 27 NM blo 8,500´ 260º–265º byd 36 NM blo 8,500´ LOC/DME 108.3 I–VJI Chan 20 Rwy 24.
  • ·LOC unmonitored when arpt unatndd.
  • ·LOC unusable within 2.9 NM DME; byd 2.9 NM DME abv 4,000´; byd 3.9 NM DME abv 6,500´.
  • ·ACCOMACK CO (See MELFA on page 364) CINCINNATI L–26H IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 30,645 ops in 2024

2024 total

30,645

10-yr total

202,270

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 90% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

19.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.52

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-05-24 VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2024-02-04 Cessna R182 · Other · VMC · day →
2022-03-07 Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2021-09-13 ALON A2 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-09-13 Piper PA28 151 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-04-17 Cessna 180J · Other · day →
2011-11-06 SIGMON HARVEY E,AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC VANS RV 6,S-2C · Other · VMC · day →
2011-08-13 G-DAWG LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER · Weather · day →
2010-05-11 Bell 407 · Engine failure · day →
2002-10-31 Piper PA-28R-200 · Weather · day →
1998-06-01 Cawood FISHER CLASSIC · Other · VMC · day →
1995-07-26 KENNETH SAVIDGE VARI VIGGEN · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-06-25 Kolb Company Twinstar · Engine failure · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 17 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 17 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 23 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 49 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 59 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 69 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 78 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 79 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 79 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 84 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Lee Cox Abingdon VA 3 nm
Don Davy Goble Abingdon VA 3 nm
Ronald Anthony Meyer Abingdon VA 3 nm
Timothy Wayne Timberlake Abingdon VA 3 nm
Marc Gregory Quesenberry Abingdon VA 3 nm
Emory Parks Carty Shady Valley TN 11 nm
Roscoe Harrison Trivett Bristol TN 12 nm
John Russell White Bristol TN 12 nm
Dawn Ellen Bell Bristol TN 12 nm
Gregory David Alan Bristol TN 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeanette Easterling Abingdon VA 3 nm
William Ray Fielder Abingdon VA 3 nm
Philip Gail Torbett Abingdon VA 3 nm
Jeffrey G Austin Abingdon VA 3 nm
Charles Wesley Tyhurst Abingdon VA 3 nm
Gary Michael Timmons Abingdon VA 3 nm
Michael Anthony Cooper Abingdon VA 3 nm
David Bruce Bailey Abingdon VA 3 nm
Reginaldo Martinez Abingdon VA 3 nm
Stephen Wayne Miller Abingdon VA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 75 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 76 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 79 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 90 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 97 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 99 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 101 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 101 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 103 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.