KNQX · Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

KEY WEST, FLORIDA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

10,001

Longest ft · 08/26

24.58N

81.69W

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field serves Key West, Florida at 6 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 10,001 by 200 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
08/26	10,001 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
04/22	7,001 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
14/32	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6 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)	6 ft	2,439 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,206 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,406 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,407 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 10,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,546 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: KNQX is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEYW Key West International Airport	4 nm W	5,076 ft
KMTH Florida Keys Marathon International Airport	36 nm E	5,008 ft
KMKY Marco Island Executive Airport	85 nm N	5,000 ft
KTNT Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport	88 nm NE	10,499 ft
KTMB Miami Executive Airport	94 nm NE	6,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KNQX

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNQX. 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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