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VG22 · Rockfish Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

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

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

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 —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·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

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 rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

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

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.