# Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ / KNUQ)

**Moffett Federal Airfield** (IATA: NUQ, ICAO: KNUQ) is a medium airport in Mountain View, California, United States. It opened in 1933. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,197 ft (2,803 m). It is operated by Planetary Ventures. In 2025 it handled 295 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NUQ / KNUQ
- FAA: NUQ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Planetary Ventures
- Serves: Mountain View, California, United States
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 37 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 37.4161, -122.0490
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,197 ft / 2,803 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 2 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 295 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pv-nuq.com/nuq/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moffett_Federal_Airfield (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565247
- Weather station: KNUQ · WMO 74509
- Ident: KNUQ

## Timeline

- 1933: Moffett Federal Airfield opens.
- 12 Apr 1933: Renamed NAS Sunnyvale.
- 1 Sep 1933: Renamed Moffett Field.
- 1994: Renamed Moffett Federal Airfield.
- 1 Jul 1994: Ames Research Center becomes the operator.
- 10 Nov 2014: Planetary Ventures becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14L/32R | 9,197 ft / 2,803 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 157° / 337° | yes |
| 14R/32L | 8,121 ft / 2,475 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 157° / 337° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00410AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 474 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 506 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 415 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 215 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 295 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 295 (2025) | =3,506 of 3,974 | #932 in North America | #686 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,197 ft / 2,803 m | #1,607 of 29,858 | #348 in North America | #256 in US |
| Elevation | 37 ft / 11 m | =40,030 of 43,403 | =18,114 in North America | #14,923 in US |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =119 in North America | =104 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NORCAL APP | 120.100 |
| APP | NORCAL APP | 31.760 |
| ATIS | ATIS/ASOS | 124.175 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 38.080 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.550 |
| DEP | NORCAL DEP | 121.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| MISC | ANG | 39.090 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 25.170 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [PAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpao.md) Palo Alto Airport · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [SQL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksql.md) San Carlos Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [CCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kccr.md) Buchanan Field · 40 mi / 64 km

## 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)
- [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/knuq/data