Suffolk Executive
SFQ · KSFQ · Suffolk, Virginia · Suffolk County · map
Suffolk Executive is a public-use airport owned by the City of Suffolk, 3 miles southwest of Suffolk, Virginia, 70 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,007 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 59 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 40,656 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Suffolk Executive?
Its FAA code is SFQ, and its ICAO code is KSFQ.
Where is Suffolk Executive?
It is 3 miles southwest of Suffolk, Virginia, 70 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Suffolk Executive?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 5,007 feet long.
Does Suffolk Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Suffolk Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Suffolk Executive?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Tidewater Soaring Society. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Suffolk Executive?
3 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Suffolk Executive…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SFQ · ICAO KSFQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Suffolk
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,007 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 3,750 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 04: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 23 ft high 820 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 97 ft high 2,317 ft from the end
- Runway 07: tree 85 ft high 1,904 ft from the end
- Runway 25: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 64 ft high 928 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.9 | |
| Kohls and star · Outla and star | 118.9 | |
| Sfq and aWOS-3PT | 119.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 757-514-4417.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hampton Roads Executive (9 nm northeast), Chesapeake Regional (13 nm east), Franklin Regional (15 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- In operation prior 1959.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 04 and 22; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Parachute activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 12 feet tree; 110 feet from thld, 220 right of centerline on approach clnc slp 9:1.
- Runway 7 markings faded and poor condition.
- Runway 25 markings in poor condition.
- Runway end arrow heads painted white instead of designed aviation yellow.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 47 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 40,656, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 653 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 35,953 |
| military | 550 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Suffolk from the FAA register
72 aircraft are registered to owners in Suffolk, Virginia: 52 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 3 gliders, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Tidewater Soaring Society 8 aircraft · Windsor, 12 miles away Tidewater Soaring Society is a member-owned and operated flying club affiliated with the Soaring Society of America, located in Southeastern Virginia.
Charter operators and airlines based in Suffolk:
- Arne Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate ARNE Aviation is a Part 135 certified cargo operator based at Suffolk Executive Airport in Suffolk, Virginia.
Repair stations in Suffolk:
- Bay Avionics, LTD. Bay Avionics is a Part 145 repair station located at Suffolk Airport in southeastern Virginia.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- David Hynes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; helicopters · Chesapeake, VA (11 nm) · (757) 406-9044 · [email protected]
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chesapeake Regional Airport · Chesapeake, VA (11 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Windsor, VA (12 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
All 26 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Suffolk 72 aircraft · 52 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Aerofeather Aviation INC 8 aircraft in town
- Arne Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Fiedler Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Blue Tide Marine LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Arne Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Tidewater Soaring Society 8 aircraft · flying club
- Bay Avionics, LTD. · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,973 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SFQ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.