NQX

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

ICAO KNQX24.5758°N 81.6889°W6 ft / 2 mMedium airport
On the map
Aerial view of Naval Air Station Key West - Boca Chica Field in April 2016
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody R. Babin · Public domain · Commons

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field (IATA: NQX, ICAO: KNQX) is a medium airport in Key West, Florida, United States. It opened in 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,001 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

Timeline

1 event · 1940–1940
1940
OpenedNaval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
08/26073° / 253° · LIT
LENGTH10,001 ft3,048 mWIDTH200 ft61 mSURFACEPaved
04/22032° / 212° · LIT
LENGTH7,001 ft2,134 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEPaved
14/32131° / 311° · LIT
LENGTH7,000 ft2,134 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEPaved

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway10,001 ft3,048 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,048of 29,823 · =234 North America · =183 USElevation6 ft2 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=42,987of 43,341 · =19,309 North America · =15,694 USAgeOpened 19402026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,114of 15,079 · =366 North America · =338 USRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =83 North America · =81 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
A/DAPP DEP119.250
ATISATIS27.720
CLDCLNC DEL121.200
GNDGND121.700
OPSBASE OPS33.800
PMSVPMSV METRO34.460
TWRTWR126.100