Key West Naval Air Station (Boca Chica Field)
NQX · KNQX · Key West, Florida · Monroe County · map
Key West Naval Air Station (Boca Chica Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 4 miles east of Key West, Florida, 6 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 10,001 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (JP-5).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNQX · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 3 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 85°F (29°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 29.84 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNQX 062253Z 16003KT 10SM FEW023 BKN250 29/24 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02940239 $
TAF AMD KNQX 061500Z 0616/0715 15007KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH2983INS BECMG 0622/0700 VRB04KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH2984INS TX32/0619Z TN27/0711Z AMD 1545 FN20027
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NQX · ICAO KNQX
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1200-0300z++, other times by notam.
- Attended
- every day, 12:00 pm to 0300z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- JP-5
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 10,001 × 200 ft | Partially concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 7,001 × 150 ft | Partially concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 7,000 × 150 ft | Partially concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery | 121.2 | Navy Key West |
| Ground | 121.7 | Navy Key West |
| Tower | 118.575 | Navy Key West |
| Approach and departure | 124.025 | Navy Key West |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 126.575 | Navy Key West |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Navy Key West |
| Key West Center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.5 | Navy Key West |
Aircraft registered in Key West from the FAA register
65 aircraft are registered to owners in Key West, Florida: 36 piston singles, 10 turboprops, 9 helicopters, 8 piston twins, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Available durg operations hours.
- Hook E28(B) (1500 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1500 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1135 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1202 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1501 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1501 feet)
- Available 1100-0400Z++MON-SAT, Sunday 1400-0000Z++.
- A-GEAR: all E-28(B) short field A-G in raised posn. Except short field A-G duty runway derigged.
- Jasu: (NC-10) (MSU-200)
- Fluid: SP
- Oil: -O-128-156
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.