KNQX — Key West NAS (Boca Chica Fld)
Key West, FL · field elevation 6 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RATCF
KNQX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNQX 100253Z 11007KT 10SM FEW025 27/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02670217 51013 $
- Wind
- from 110° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,199 ft · pressure altitude -154 ft
- Observed
- 43 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 08 | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 04 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 22 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 26 | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 32 | 7 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 092255Z 0923/1023 09006KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH2999INS FM101400 11009KT 9999 FEW025 SCT150 BKN250 QNH2998INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1003 TIL 1011 TX30/1019Z TN25/1011Z FN20056
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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.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1139Z / 2242Z
- Tower hours
- 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (2020)
- Fuel
- J5
- Sectional
- Miami
- County
- Monroe, FL
Airport diagram
Everything else KNQX publishes — in the EFB →
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 →
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- 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.