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KSFQ · Suffolk Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KSFQ FAA SFQ Elev 72 ft Lat 36° 40.94' N Lon 76° 36.11' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,007 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 29.2° 5,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
22 209.2° 5,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
07 63.7° 3,750 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
25 243.7° 3,750 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.375
  • A/D NORFOLK APP/DEP 127.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSFQ on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC NORFOLK APCH AT 757-464-0757.
  • ·RWY 7 MARKINGS FADED AND POOR CONDITION.
  • ·RWY END ARROW HEADS PAINTED WHITE INSTEAD OF DESIGNED AVIATION YELLOW.
  • ·RWY 25 MARKINGS IN POOR CONDITION. 12 FT TREE; 110 FT FM THLD, 220 RIGHT OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1.
  • ·PARACHUTE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

4

26.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 46,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

40,656

10-yr total

417,419

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.28

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 2

All time · n=13

  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-03 Cessna 208B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-04-16 Beech 95 B55 · Gear-up · day →
2013-05-04 NEWGENT, BARRY S6S · CFIT · day →
2010-06-17 North American SNJ-4 · Loss of control · day →
2009-08-03 Mooney M20F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dawn →
2007-07-28 Powrachute Corp. Pegasus 912M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-02-07 Cessna 150F · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-02-14 Goins SONERAI II LTS · Stall / spin · day →
1995-03-12 Piper PA-32-260 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1992-11-11 Cessna,Cessna 182,150M · Other · VMC · day →
1989-06-05 Beech T-34B · Stall / spin · day →
1984-04-27 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · day →
1983-07-09 Cessna P206B · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 14 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 14 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 14 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 14 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 59 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 60 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 62 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 66 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 66 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 75 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
David Matthew Delonga Suffolk VA 2 nm
Patrick Mark Hynes Suffolk VA 2 nm
Kevin Martin Leahy Suffolk VA 2 nm
Thomas Lee Isenhour Suffolk VA 2 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Suffolk VA 2 nm
Monte Stephen Crowl Suffolk VA 2 nm
Marita Jean Rea Suffolk VA 2 nm
David William Hynes Suffolk VA 2 nm
Brian Troy Madden Suffolk VA 2 nm
Roy Clifford Hilborn Suffolk VA 2 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
Edward Ivey Smith Suffolk VA 2 nm
Patrick Mark Hynes Suffolk VA 2 nm
Raymond Louis Bossola Suffolk VA 2 nm
Nathan Lee Steigenga Suffolk VA 2 nm
Andrew Hellmann Suffolk VA 2 nm
Stephen Andrew Williams Suffolk VA 2 nm
William Boyd Bishop Suffolk VA 2 nm
Frederick Russell Edick Suffolk VA 2 nm
George Wilfred Jubert Suffolk VA 2 nm
George Mckinley Mcclellan Ii Suffolk VA 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 9 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 9 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 23 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 23 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 56 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 72 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 93 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 130 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 130 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 134 nm

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