KSFQ · Suffolk Executive Airport

SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT
72
Elevation ft
2
Runways
5,007
Longest ft · 04/22
36.68N
76.60W

Suffolk Executive Airport serves Suffolk, Virginia at 72 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,007 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
04/225,007 × 100 ftasphaltlit
07/253,750 × 100 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 72 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)72 ft2,452 ft2,118 ft3,176 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,272 ft2,686 ft2,244 ft3,366 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,472 ft2,920 ft2,371 ft3,556 ft
35°C afternoon2,489 ft2,923 ft2,373 ft3,559 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,559 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSFQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KPVG
Hampton Roads Executive Airport
9 nm NE5,350 ft
KCPK
Chesapeake Regional Airport
14 nm E5,500 ft
KORF
Norfolk International Airport
23 nm NE9,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSFQ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSFQ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSFQ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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