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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

Rockfish Airport

ID VG22 Elev 760 ft Lat 37° 52.73' N Lon 78° 53.61' W Zulu …

Live conditions at VG22

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view · VG22

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for VG22 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at VG22

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,750 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 1,750 ft 40 ft Turf No —
24 — 1,750 ft 40 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for VG22, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Rockfish AirparkShenandoah Valley SoaringWintergreen

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events at VG22

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-06-13 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Hard landing · day →

Designees in VA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as VG22 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,802

Flight Instructors

A&P

4,380

Mechanics

AME

58

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

1

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-T

2

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

35

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

56

Flight Schools

FBO

51

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

37

Flying Clubs

Repair

10

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

13

EAA Chapters

DPEs near VG22

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 22 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 32 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 32 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 35 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 54 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 60 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 68 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 70 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 70 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 71 nm

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

CFIs near VG22

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Emmet Stone Gathright Nellysford VA 3 nm
Joel Austin Ridder Nellysford VA 3 nm
Halvar Young Loken Roseland VA 8 nm
Michael John Canfield Stuarts Draft VA 11 nm
Peter Joseph Santana Stuarts Draft VA 11 nm
Paul Colonius Johnson V Stuarts Draft VA 11 nm
Mark Leslie Allen Waynesboro VA 11 nm
Joseph William Santana Waynesboro VA 11 nm
Michael Owen Rosolina Waynesboro VA 11 nm
Robert Klein North Garden VA 13 nm

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

A&P mechanics near VG22

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeremiah P Mahoney Nellysford VA 3 nm
Jerome Luther Cann Nellysford VA 3 nm
James Tazewell Tinder Faber VA 5 nm
Alvin Earl Stratton Roseland VA 8 nm
Benjamin Robert Tracy Afton VA 9 nm
Nicholas Aaron Hermann Lyndhurst VA 9 nm
Robert Dennis Joy Lyndhurst VA 9 nm
Jorge Mario Otero Schuyler VA 11 nm
Mark Jay Gilland Stuarts Draft VA 11 nm
Frederick W Atkinson Jr Stuarts Draft VA 11 nm

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

Repair stations near VG22

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 23 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 69 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 82 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 85 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 95 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 112 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 114 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 115 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 116 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 117 nm

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