KNQX — Key West NAS (Boca Chica Fld)
Key West, FL · field elevation 6 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RATCF
KNQX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNQX 111053Z 12006KT 10SM FEW025 28/25 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02830250 $
- Wind
- from 120° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 25 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,389 ft · pressure altitude -154 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 08 | 4 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 04 | — | 6 kt from the right |
| 22 | — | 6 kt from the left |
| 26 | 4 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 32 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KNQX 110700Z 1107/1207 11011KT 9999 FEW025 QNH3001INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1107 TIL 1110 TX33/1119Z TN29/1110Z FN00324
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 24.57464, -81.68665
- Elevation
- 6 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Tower hours
- 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2020)
- Fuel
- J5
- Sectional
- Miami
- County
- Monroe, FL
Airport diagram
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 10,001 | 200 | PEM | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 7,001 | 150 | PEM | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 7,000 | 150 | PEM | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
- 118.575
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.2
- Approach
- 124.025
- Approach
- 126.575
Published procedures
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KNQX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Florida airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.