# Sossamon Field (Unused) (57NC)

**Sossamon Field (Unused)** (FAA: 57NC) is a small airport in Bryson City, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Aug 1958. It has one runway, 2,265 ft (690 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/57nc

## At a glance

- FAA: 57NC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bryson City, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Aug 1958
- Elevation: 1,940 ft / 591 m
- Coordinates: 35.4265, -83.4582
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,265 ft / 690 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/33325-developers-discuss-potential-bryson-city-airfield-plans
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61669855
- Weather station: K1A5
- Ident: 57NC

## Timeline

- Aug 1958: Sossamon Field (Unused) opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,265 ft / 690 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,265 ft / 690 m | =22,689 of 29,858 | =10,557 in North America | =9,184 in US |
| Elevation | 1,940 ft / 591 m | =9,200 of 43,403 | #4,168 in North America | #3,158 in US |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | =2,872 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [1A5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1a5.md) Macon County Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [24A](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k24a.md) Jackson County Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [85NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/85nc.md) Reagans Roost Ultralightport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [KRHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krhp.md) Western Carolina Regional Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [NC08](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc08.md) Tusquittee Landing Airport · 28 mi / 46 km
- [GKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgkt.md) Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · 30 mi / 48 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/57nc/data