# Quonset State Airport (NCO / KOQU)

**Quonset State Airport** (IATA: NCO, ICAO: KOQU) is a medium airport in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. It opened in Mar 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,000 ft (2,134 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NCO / KOQU
- FAA: OQU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
- Opened: Mar 1947
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 41.5971, -71.4121
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://creports.capnhq.gov/airfield/ViewAirport.asp?view=Thumb&state=RI&code=OQU&filetype=_
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quonset_State_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7272858
- Weather station: KOQU
- Ident: KOQU

## Timeline

- Mar 1947: Quonset State Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |
| 05/23 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |

- Also 2 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00338AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | =631 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,596 of 43,403 | =18,761 in North America | =15,351 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PROVIDENCE APP/DEP | 135.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.350 |
| GND | GND | 134.500 |
| OPS | ANG OPS | 38.330 |
| POST | ARNG OPS | 38.950 |
| RDO | BRIDGEPORT RDO | 122.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.350 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [NPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuuu.md) Newport State Airport · 8.1 mi / 13 km
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [EWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewb.md) New Bedford Regional Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [WST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwst.md) Westerly State Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [GON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgon.md) Groton New London Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [OWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowd.md) Norwood Memorial Airport · 43 mi / 69 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/koqu/data