Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field frequencies

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field (NQX · KNQX) in Key West, FL is a towered field, staffed 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

All of Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

When the KNQX tower is closed

The tower is staffed 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.. Outside those hours Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.575, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KNQX airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.

Before taxi Navy Key West

Clearance 121.2: Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff Navy Key West

Ground 121.7: Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
Tower 118.575: Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.

Departure & arrival Navy Key West

App/Dep 124.025, 126.575 (secondary): One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

Flight service 133.5 (LOW): Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
Emergency 121.5: 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.

By procedure & sector (12 more)

243.0	EMERG
289.85	APCH/S DEP/S
305.95	LCL/P
306.9	KEY WEST RCAG (LOW/HIGH)
307.025	ATIS
313.7	APCH/P DEP/P
336.45	GND/P
338.15	BASE OPS
340.25	LCL/P
343.5	PMSV METRO
357.4	CD/P
361.25	LCL/S

Every KNQX frequency, as one table

Clearance	121.2
Ground	121.7
Tower	118.575
Flight service	133.5 (LOW)
Emergency	121.5
App/Dep	124.025
App/Dep	126.575 · secondary

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KNQX?

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field tower is 118.575, calling "Navy Key West Tower". The tower is staffed 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM..

What frequency do I use at KNQX when the tower is closed?

Outside 1200-0300Z++, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM., Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.575 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.

What is the ground frequency at KNQX?

Ground control at Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field is 121.7. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.

What is the approach frequency for KNQX?

App/Dep for Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field is 124.025, working as "Navy Key West". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KNQX?

Clearance delivery at Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field is 121.2. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.

More about KNQX

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.

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