FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SFQ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-40-56.4730N / 076-36-06.7440W 36-40.941217N / 076-36.112400W 36.6823536 / -76.6018733 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 72 ft. / 22 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SUFFOLK, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23434 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SFQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-MAY 0800-1800, JUN-OCT 0800-1900, NOV-MAR 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, HIRL RY 04/22, PAPI RYS 04 & 22, & REIL RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.375 (757-934-3942) |
| NORFOLK APPROACH: | 127.9 |
| NORFOLK DEPARTURE: | 127.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PVG (9 nm NE): | 118.375 (757-465-2175) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPK (14 nm E): | 123.675 (757-421-0252) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKN (15 nm W): | 124.675 (757-562-8765) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FKNr105/19.8 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| CVIr044/22.7 | | COFIELD VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 09W |
| ORFr244/23.0 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| ECGr328/32.7 | | ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WALEY | | 035/5.5 | | 249 | | 10W | | RK | .-. -.- |
| PORTSMOUTH | | 242/9.5 | | 241 | | 10W | | PVG | .--. ...- --. |
| CHESI | | 304/11.7 | | 233 | | 09W | | EY | . -.-- |
| WAKEFIELD | | 142/26.3 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| FELKER | | 188/27.4 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| HENRY | | 200/27.5 | | 375 | | 09W | | PJS | .--. .--- ... |
| WOODVILLE | | 340/29.1 | | 254 | | 10W | | LLW | .-.. .-.. .-- |
| AHOSKIE | | 060/36.0 | | 415 | | 10W | | ASJ | .- ... .--- |
| EDENTON | | 008/39.5 | | 265 | | 10W | | EDE | . -.. . |
| EMPORIA | | 094/39.8 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5007 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 36-40.475700N | | 36-41.195683N |
| Longitude: | 076-36.197100W | | 076-35.696650W |
| Elevation: | 67.4 ft. | | 69.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 029 true | | 219 magnetic, 209 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 433 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 7 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 221 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 85.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS BADLY FADED MARKINGS BADLY FADED |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 36-40.829633N | | 36-41.173233N |
| Longitude: | 076-36.614017W | | 076-35.752133W |
| Elevation: | 72.0 ft. | | 69.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 064 true | | 254 magnetic, 244 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 950 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on right |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear RWY 7 APPROACH SLOPE 22:1 TO THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. | | 35 ft. trees, 813 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SUFFOLK PO BOX 1858 SUFFOLK, VA 23434 Phone 757-925-6385 |
| Manager: | KENT MARSHALL 1200 GENE BOLTON DRIVE SUFFOLK, VA 23434 Phone 757-923-2487 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 110 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 98 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/day * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| TERKS TWO **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (203KB) |
| LOC RWY 04 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (9 nm NE)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (14 nm E)
KFKN - Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport (15 nm W)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (21 nm NE)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (23 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 07:29:19 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 03:29:19 |
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| METAR |
| KSFQ | 070720Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2
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KCPK 14nm E | 070720Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 22/22 A2994 RMK AO2 VIS 1V4
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KFKN 14nm W | 070720Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 21/ A2995 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KNGU 21nm NE | 070303 24008KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2984INS FM1200 34008KT 9999 FEW100 FEW200 QNH2990INS BECMG 1819 04006KT QNH2995INS BECMG 2300 VRB02KT SKC QNH2988INS T20/10Z T28/21Z
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KORF 23nm NE | 070534Z 070606 VRB04KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 FM1200 34007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM1700 04008KT P6SM SCT080 SCT250 FM2300 09005KT P6SM SKC
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KLFI 26nm NE | 070101 24012KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100 QNH2980INS BECMG 0203 26009KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2990INS BECMG 1112 01006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT250 QNH3006INS T28/21Z T21/10Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0701 TIL 0712
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| NOTAMs |
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