Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

IATA NQXICAO KNQXMedium airport

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field is a medium airport near Key West in Florida, United States. It is listed as IATA NQX and ICAO KNQX. The airport is located at 24.5758° / -81.6889° at an elevation of 2 m (6 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 3,048 m. The nearest airport is George Skoko Heliport, 2.4 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`NQX`
ICAO code	`KNQX`
Local code	`NQX`
Identifier	`KNQX`
Type	Medium airport
City	Key West
Region	Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	24.57580, -81.68890
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	24° 34′ 32.88″ N 81° 41′ 20.05″ W
Elevation	2 m (6 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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