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Sugar Loaf Shores Airport (7FA1) is a small, unlit airfield on Sugar Loaf Key in the Florida Keys, roughly 11 nautical miles northeast of Key West. Sitting just 3 feet above sea level, it offers a single hard-surfaced runway and no published air traffic services, making it a quiet stop for VFR pilots exploring the lower Keys.
Sugar Loaf Shores Airport, identified as 7FA1, is a modest general aviation field located on Sugar Loaf Key in the Florida Keys, about 11 nautical miles northeast of Key West. Lying at an elevation of only 3 feet, it is a low-key destination of the kind that appeals to simulator pilots wanting to fly the scenic island chain west of the Florida mainland.
The airfield sits in the Florida Keys near Key West, a stretch of the archipelago that runs low and flat between open water on either side. It lies within the broader Miami airspace region of southern Florida, though specific controlled airspace boundaries around the field are not detailed in available references.
7FA1 has a single physical runway, 11/29, with a hard surface. Runway 11 measures 2,895 feet in length and runway 29 measures 2,894 feet; there is no lighting and no instrument landing system.
No communications frequencies are published for Sugar Loaf Shores Airport, and there is no instrument approach procedure. Pilots should expect an unattended field with no air traffic control or advisory service.
The airfield's position on Sugar Loaf Key, roughly 11 nautical miles northeast of Key West, serves as the principal reference for locating the strip along the Keys chain when approaching by air.
