# Key West International Airport (EYW / KEYW)

**Key West International Airport** (IATA: EYW, ICAO: KEYW) is a medium airport in Key West, Florida, United States. It opened in 1913. It has one runway, 5,076 ft (1,547 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EYW / KEYW
- FAA: EYW
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Key West, Florida, United States
- Opened: 1913
- Elevation: 3 ft / 1 m
- Coordinates: 24.5561, -81.7596
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,076 ft / 1,547 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 1,509,272 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://EYW.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321158
- Weather station: KEYW · WMO 72201
- Ident: KEYW

## Timeline

- 1913: Key West International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,076 ft / 1,547 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00606AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 383,776 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 712,208 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 747,944 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 770,097 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 877,705 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 982,107 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 660,971 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,470,149 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,412,728 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,341,299 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,466,927 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,509,272 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

24 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 126 mi / 202 km · American Eagle
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 239 mi / 384 km · Allegiant Air
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 241 mi / 388 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 269 mi / 433 km · Breeze Airways
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 293 mi / 472 km · Allegiant Air
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 647 mi / 1,042 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 738 mi / 1,188 km · American Eagle
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · United States · 753 mi / 1,212 km · Allegiant Air
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 789 mi / 1,270 km · Allegiant Air
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 802 mi / 1,291 km · Breeze Airways
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,016 mi / 1,635 km · Allegiant Air
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 1,026 mi / 1,651 km · American Eagle
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,080 mi / 1,738 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 1,105 mi / 1,778 km · Allegiant Air
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,198 mi / 1,928 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 1,262 mi / 2,031 km · Avelo Airlines

### Seasonal (7)

- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 913 mi / 1,470 km · United Express
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 1,025 mi / 1,650 km · United Express
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · United States · 1,056 mi / 1,700 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 1,124 mi / 1,809 km · American Eagle
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,210 mi / 1,947 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,254 mi / 2,018 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,375 mi / 2,213 km · American Eagle, JetBlue Airways

### Cargo (1)

- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 145 mi / 233 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EYW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (9)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 8
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.5M (2025) | #679 of 3,974 | #166 in North America | #116 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,076 ft / 1,547 m | #6,196 of 29,858 | #2,093 in North America | #1,704 in US |
| Elevation | 3 ft / 1 m | =43,161 of 43,403 | #19,374 in North America | #15,741 in US |
| Age | Opened 1913 | =63 of 15,079 | =9 in North America | =9 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | NAVY KEY WEST | 124.450 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 119.675 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.200 |
| FSS | MIAMI RDO | 122.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [NQX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knqx.md) Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field · 4.6 mi / 7.5 km
- [7FA1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7fa1.md) Sugar Loaf Shores Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [FD51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fd51.md) Summerland Key Cove Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [XFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12783.md) Big Pine Sands STOLGround · 26 mi / 42 km
- [MTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmth.md) Florida Keys Marathon International Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [US-12860](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12860.md) Fishermen Field · 62 mi / 99 km

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #38

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Key West International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Key_West_International_Airport&oldid=1376394166), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/keyw/data