South Fork Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 36-46-00.7050N (36.766863)
Longitude: 
 081-34-38.7050W (-81.577418)
Elevation: 
 2290.0 feet MSL (698 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. SSW of Marion, Virginia
Found On: 
 Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ROBERT M. DE CAMARA
1640 RED STONE ROAD
CHILHOWIE, VA 24319
828-964-3499		 ROBERT M. DE CAMARA
1640 RED STONE ROAD
CHILHOWIE, VA 24319
828-964-3499

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/2022
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 3290 feet (1003 m)

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Leesburg(DCA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VA59

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    21.5 Ashe County Airport
    (KGEV GEV)    		 159 167 100LL, Jet A-1+
    22.5 Virginia Highlands Airport
    (VJI KVJI VJI)    		 257 264 100LL, Jet A
    24.1 Johnson County Airport
    (6A4)    		 209 217 100LL, Jet A+
    36.4 Mercer County Airport
    (BLF KBLF BLF)    		 29 37 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    39.9 Wilkes County Airport
    (IKB KUKF UKF)    		 144 152 100LL, Jet A-1+
    42.8 Johnson City Airport
    (0A4)    		 235 242 100LL
    43.6 Tri-Cities Airport
    (TRI KTRI TRI)    		 246 253 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Elkin Municipal Airport
    (KZEF ZEF)    		 127 135 100LL, Jet A-1+
    48.5 New River Valley Airport
    (PSK KPSK PSK)    		 62 70 100LL, Jet A+
    50.0 Kee Field Airport
    (I16)    		 0 8 100LL
    52.6 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
    (KMWK MWK)    		 110 118 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    53.3 Avery County/Morrison Field Airport
    (7A8)    		 202 209 100LL, Jet A-1+
    56.8 Foothills Regional Airport
    (MRN KMRN MRN)    		 181 189 100LL, Jet A-1+
    61.8 Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec Airport
    (BCB KBCB BCB)    		 64 73 100LL, Jet A+
    62.2 Hickory Regional Airport
    (HKY KHKY HKY)    		 171 179 100LL, Jet A-1+
    64.9 Raleigh County Meml Airport
    (BKW KBKW BKW)    		 19 27 100LL, Jet A
    66.2 Shiflet Field Airport
    (9A9)    		 198 205 80, 100LL
    67.3 Statesville Regional Airport
    (SVH KSVH SVH)    		 153 161 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    68.7 Greeneville Municipal Airport
    (GCY KGCY GCY)    		 240 247 100LL, Jet A+
    69.7 Sugar Valley Airport
    (5NC2)    		 132 140 100LL

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 1400 ft (427 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    VA59 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  1400 ft x 40 ft (427 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 06/10/2022
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Elevation: 
    		 2280.0 2290.0
    Latitude: 
    		 36-46-07.4500N 36-45-53.9600N
    Longitude: 
    		 081-34-40.6600W 081-34-36.7500W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 167 347
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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