AirNav: 7FA1 - Sugar Loaf Shores Airport

7FA1

Sugar Loaf Shores Airport
Key West, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	7FA1
Lat/Long:	24-38-55.5160N 081-34-47.3100W 24-38.925267N 081-34.788500W 24.6487544,-81.5798083 (estimated)
Elevation:	4 ft. / 1 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	11 miles NE of KEY WEST, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33042

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1961
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at EYW (11 nm SW):	PHONE 863-244-0212

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EYWr072/12.6		KEY WEST VORTAC		113.50		01E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	2700 x 12 ft. / 823 x 4 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SKYDIVE KEY WEST 5 BAT TOWER RD LOWER SUGAR LOAF KEY, FL 33042 Phone (305) 396-8806
Manager:	WILLIAM RESPESS 5 BAT TOWER RD LOWER SUGAR LOAF KEY, FL 33042 Phone 305-396-8806 INFO@SKYDIVEKEYWEST.COM

Additional Remarks

-	PPR IS MANDATORY TO LAND AT 7FA1.
-	FOR CD CTC KEY WEST APCH, WHEN APCH CLSD CNCT MIAMI CENTER AT 305-716-1731

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7FA1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNQX - Key West Naval Air Station (Boca Chica Field) Airport (7 nm SW)
KEYW - Key West International Airport (11 nm SW)
KMTH - The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (29 nm E)
X51 - Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport (76 nm NE)
KMKY - Marco Island Executive Airport (81 nm N)

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Area around 7FA1 (Sugar Loaf Shores Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	10:28
Sunrise	06:53	10:53
Sunset	20:12	00:12
Evening civil twilight	20:37	00:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Jul-2026 06:37:05
Local (UTC-4)	27-Jul-2026 02:37:05

METAR

KNQX 7nm SW	270553Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM SCT023 SCT030 BKN037 30/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03000256 10306 20294 56009 $
KEYW 11nm SW	270553Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM FEW029 29/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02940256 10306 20294 56009 $

TAF

KNQX
7nm SW

TAF COR KNQX 2700/2723 30008KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN070 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2623/2703 VRB15G20KT 3200 TSRA BKN020CB OVC100 FM270300 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 BKN130 QNH2995INS BECMG 2707/2709 30008KT 9999 VCTS SCT025CB SCT250 QNH2997INS TEMPO 2710/2716 VRB15G25KT 1600 TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 2718/2719 29010KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN150 QNH2995INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2623 TIL 2710 TX33/2721Z TN28/2709Z COR 0011 FN00328

KEYW
11nm SW

270535Z 2706/2806 30006KT P6SM FEW025 SCT150 FM270900 31005KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB

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