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Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

24.57580°N
-81.68890°W
ARR / DAY
8
▲ 1275.0%
DEP / DAY
8
▲ 0.0%

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field (KNQX/NQX) is a medium general aviation airport located in Key West, FL, 106 mi north of Matanzas. It features 3 runways with the longest being 10,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 8 arrivals and 8 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 3 total

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Go-arounds
1
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
17

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

28m ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
8 kts
100°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNQX 102153Z 10008KT 10SM FEW020 SCT040 BKN250 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03110256 $

Runways

3 installed

10,000 FT MAX
03/21
7,000 ft × 150
PEM● LIT
07/25
10,000 ft × 200
PEM● LIT
13/31
7,000 ft × 150
PEM● LIT

Top carriers

Share of flights

2 total
TOP 9 23
British Antarctic Survey 96% OZN 4%

Top destinations

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EYW 2
7FA1 1

Carriers

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British Antarctic Survey
22
OZN
1

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 118.575 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
TWR 305.950 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
TWR 340.250 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
TWR 361.250 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
GND 121.700 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
GND 336.450 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
ATIS 307.025 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 124.025 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 126.575 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 289.850 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 313.700 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/P 118.575 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
CD/P 121.200 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 121.200 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
EMERG 121.500 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
KEY WEST 133.500 —
OTHER 133.500 —
EMERG 243.000 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/P 305.950 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
KEY WEST 306.900 —
OTHER 306.900 —
BASE OPS 338.150 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 338.150 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/P 340.250 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
PMSV MET 343.500 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 343.500 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
CD/P 357.400 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 357.400 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/S 361.250 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMA
Mag var:
6° W
Fuel:
J5

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NQXEYW
Key West, US
 British Antarctic Survey 2 1h 12m
NQX7FA1
Key West, US
 OZN 1 0h 19m
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