# The Cedars Airfield (FA71)

**The Cedars Airfield** (FAA: FA71) is a small airport in Cedar Key, Florida, United States. It opened in Dec 1973. It has one runway, 2,512 ft (766 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fa71

## At a glance

- FAA: FA71
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cedar Key, Florida, United States
- Opened: Dec 1973
- Elevation: 10 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 29.2282, -82.9431
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,512 ft / 766 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74841865
- Weather station: KX60
- Ident: FA71

## Timeline

- Dec 1973: The Cedars Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,512 ft / 766 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,512 ft / 766 m | =20,428 of 29,858 | =9,034 in North America | =7,777 in US |
| Elevation | 10 ft / 3 m | =42,364 of 43,403 | =19,077 in North America | =15,571 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcdk.md) George T Lewis Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [51FL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/51fl.md) Chiefland Sky Ranch Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [5FD0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5fd0.md) Manatee Springs Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [FA36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fa36.md) White Farms Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [73FD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/73fd.md) Brookins Air Strip · 20 mi / 32 km
- [79FL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/79fl.md) Neal Field · 23 mi / 37 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fa71/data