South Fork Field
VA59 · Marion, Virginia · Smyth County · map
South Fork Field is a private airport, 6 miles ssw of Marion, Virginia, 2,290 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 1,400 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VA59
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,290 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2022
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,400 × 40 ft | Grass |
- Runway 35: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Marion from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Marion, Virginia: 4 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.