# Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field (NQX / KNQX)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NQX / KNQX
- FAA: NQX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: Key West, Florida, United States
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 6 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 24.5758, -81.6889
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,001 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/KeyWest
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Key_West (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015953
- Weather station: KNQX
- Ident: KNQX

## Timeline

- 1940: Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 073° / 253° | yes |
| 04/22 | 7,001 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 032° / 212° | yes |
| 14/32 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 131° / 311° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00214AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | =1,048 of 29,858 | =234 in North America | =183 in US |
| Elevation | 6 ft / 2 m | =43,047 of 43,403 | =19,318 in North America | =15,702 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP DEP | 119.250 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.720 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 33.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.5 km
- [7FA1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7fa1.md) Sugar Loaf Shores Airport · 8.6 mi / 14 km
- [FD51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fd51.md) Summerland Key Cove Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [XFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12783.md) Big Pine Sands STOLGround · 21 mi / 35 km
- [MTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmth.md) Florida Keys Marathon International Airport · 41 mi / 67 km
- [US-12860](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12860.md) Fishermen Field · 57 mi / 92 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/knqx/data