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 252353Z 36008KT 10SM FEW022 BKN250 28/23 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02780228 10306 20278 53005 $
- Wind
- from 360° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,565 ft · pressure altitude 36 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 360° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 32 | 5 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 08 | 2 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 14 | 5 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 22 | 7 kt tail | 4 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 28,000–28,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KNQX 252255Z 2523/2623 35007KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH2985INS FM261300 02008KT 9999 SCT025 BKN250 QNH2984INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2602 TIL 2610 TX32/2619Z TN26/2610Z 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
- 1117Z / 2319Z
- 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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- 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.