# South Fork Field (VA59)

**South Fork Field** (FAA: VA59) is a small airport in Marion, Virginia, United States. It opened in Jun 2022. It has one runway, 1,400 ft (427 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6961

## At a glance

- FAA: VA59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Marion, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Jun 2022
- Elevation: 2,290 ft / 698 m
- Coordinates: 36.7666, -81.5790
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,400 ft / 427 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KMKJ
- Ident: US-6961

## Timeline

- Jun 2022: South Fork Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Grass | 167° / 347° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,400 ft / 427 m | =28,281 of 29,858 | =14,339 in North America | =12,806 in US |
| Elevation | 2,290 ft / 698 m | =7,654 of 43,403 | =3,566 in North America | =2,725 in US |
| Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =11,429 in North America | =11,289 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-2022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2022.md) Catron Field · 3.7 mi / 6.0 km
- [VA11](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va11.md) White Oak Stand Airport · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [KMKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmkj.md) Mountain Empire Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [KJFZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfz.md) Tazewell County Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [NC50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc50.md) Skyland Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [KGEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgev.md) Ashe County Airport · 25 mi / 40 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)
- [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/us-6961/data