KNQI · Kingsville Naval Air Station

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

8,000

Longest ft · 13L/31R

27.51N

97.81W

Kingsville Naval Air Station serves Kingsville, Texas at 50 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13L/31R, at 8,000 by 198 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13L/31R	8,000 × 198 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13R/31L	8,000 × 198 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
17L/35R	8,000 × 197 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
17R/35L	8,000 × 198 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 50 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	50 ft	2,448 ft	2,115 ft	3,173 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,250 ft	2,682 ft	2,242 ft	3,363 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,450 ft	2,916 ft	2,368 ft	3,553 ft
35°C afternoon	2,462 ft	2,918 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13L/31R, 8,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,555 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KNQI is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIKG Kleberg County Airport	12 nm W	6,000 ft
KALI Alice International Airport	18 nm NW	5,997 ft
KCRP Corpus Christi International Airport	23 nm NE	7,510 ft
KBKS Brooks County Airport	25 nm SW	6,006 ft

04Fuel and services at KNQI

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNQI. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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