KNQX· NQX· Key West
Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field
medium airport · elevation 6 ft (2 m)
11:22Z 23:08Z Day
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Current METARVFR
53 min ago·20:53ZKNQX 082053Z 18009KT 10SM FEW022 SCT250 31/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03060244 55010 $
Wind
180° 9 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
31°C / 24°C
temp / dew
QNH
1011 hPa
29.85 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,200ft, SCT 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KNQX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.7 HPa hourly temperature of 30.6°C and dew point of 24.4°C Decrease, then increase of 1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (6)
- FL030CL6016 min agoVMC
- FL180GA5C19 min agoTURB NEG · SKC 18000ft–60000ft
- FL020C68021 min agoOVC 3000ft
- FL040B73721 min ago
- FL024B73838 min ago
- FL380B78941 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/222134 mPEM
08/263048 mPEM
14/322134 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 8 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 08/26 | TW 3 kt | XW 9 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 6 kt | XW 7 kt R |
24.5758°, -81.6889°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Preferred | HW 8 | 5 L | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Usable | HW 6 | 7 R | — |
| RWY 08/26 (use 26) | Usable | HW 3 | 9 L | — |
Density altitude
1,988 ft
elevation 6 ft
ISA deviation
+16.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KNQX
- ATIS27.720
- CLDCLNC DEL121.200
- GND121.700
- TWR126.100
- A/DAPP DEP119.250
- OPSBASE OPS33.800
- PMSVPMSV METRO34.460
Navaids near airportassoc. KNQX
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYW | VORTAC | 113.50 MHz | HIGH |
| NQX | TACAN | 113.10 MHz | HIGH |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04/227,001 ft (2,134 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 08/2610,001 ft (3,048 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/327,000 ft (2,134 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KNQX
Wind5 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp29°C
QNH1010 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=17
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field
Diagram unavailable for Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/08 15:48 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE08/15Z → 08/21Z18011KT · ≥10 km · SCT025 SCT250
Wind: 18011KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT025 SCT250
TAF KNQX 081400Z 0815/0915 18011KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH2978INS
VFRBECMG08/21Z → 08/23Z16010KT · ≥10 km · SCT025 BKN250
Wind: 16010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT025 BKN250
BECMG 0821/0823 16010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN250 QNH2978INS TX32/0819Z TN28/0911Z FN20027
Raw TAF
TAF KNQX 081400Z 0815/0915 18011KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH2978INS BECMG 0821/0823 16010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN250 QNH2978INS TX32/0819Z TN28/0911Z FN20027
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