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KEYW · Key West International Airport

ICAO · US · 36 NTSB events

ID KEYW FAA EYW Elev 3 ft Lat 24° 33.37' N Lon 81° 45.57' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,076 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 5,076 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
27 269° 5,076 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 119.675
  • ASOS ASOS 119.650
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.900
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.200
  • CTAF CTAF 118.200
  • A/D NAVY KEY WEST 124.450
  • FSS MIAMI RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB FIS

    Fish Hook

    0.33 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 17 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09–27: H5076X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–125, 2D–195 PCR 370…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on & invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–5076 TODA–5076 ASDA–5076 LDA–4801 RWY 27: TORA–4801 TODA–4801 ASDA–4801 LDA–4801 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 09: EMAS RWY 27: EMAS
  • ·Noise sensitive area; use NBAA noise abatement proc otr times; eng runups in dsgnd area on Twy A btn Twy B10 & Twy B11; no ops 0400–1200Z‡.
  • ·VFR dep mntn rwy hdg til rchg fld boundary then exact turn N or S.
  • ·R–2916 lctd 14 NM NE of arpt has strobe lgt, mkd bln & cable to 14000 ft.
  • ·Twy B5 not vsb from ATCT.
  • ·PPR for unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats 0430–1045Z‡ — amgr.
  • ·PPR for wingspan more than 118 ft or exceeding rwy wt brg cpty — amgr.
  • ·Mil jet tfc S & E of arpt; acft entering tfc area fm SE thru W.
  • ·Enter tfc area blw 2000 ft; refer to Miami VFR TAC for sug VFR flyway rtes.
  • ·Cust & bdr patrol open Mon–Sat 1300–0100Z‡; clsd Sun.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 305-809-5200
  • ·CTAF 118.2 ATIS 119.675 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.1R 113.5T 122.2 (MIAMI RADIO) ®NAVY KEY WEST APP/DEP CON 124.025 (1200–0300Z‡) ®MIAMI CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.5 (0300–1200Z‡) TOWER 118.2 (1200–0200Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Miami ARTCC at 305-716-1731.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 EYW Chan 82 N24º35.15´ W81º48.03´ 128º 2.8 NM to fld. 10/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 063º–066º byd 40 NM 118º–124º byd 40 NM 125º–135º 136º–139º byd 40 NM 140º–220º byd 30 NM 221º–239º byd 40 NM 310º–315º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 125º–135º 140º–220º byd 30 NM DME unusable: 140º–220º byd 30 NM MIAMI L–21D, 23C IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · EYW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

36 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

57

since 1982

Fatal

13

22.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 128,521 ops in 1999

2024 total

57,819

10-yr total

549,235

2024 mix

AC/AT 42% · GA 58% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

9.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=36

  • Other 10
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-03-26 Piper PA32-301 · Runway excursion · day →
2005-07-30 Cessna 172S · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2004-11-04 Socata TB 20 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2003-12-24 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · night →
2001-01-31 Cessna 208 · Water / ditching · VMC · day →
2026-06-14 Piper PA-28-235 · Other · day →
2023-08-13 Aero Commander 500 S · Engine failure · day →
2019-10-12 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2019-06-17 Robinson R44 · Other · day →
2018-12-15 Learjet 35 · Weather · IMC · day →
2018-03-15 Cessna 177 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2015-01-03 Cessna P206 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-02-23 Cessna 172S · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2011-11-03 Cessna 550 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-10-31 Gulfstream G150 · Stall / spin · night →
2007-03-31 Beech E-55 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2004-04-17 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2000-10-27 Waco UPF-7 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-08-21 Douglas DC-3 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-06-24 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-10-30 Cessna T310R · Gear-up · night →
1998-08-03 Waco UPF-7 · Engine failure · day →
1998-05-03 Cessna 172P · Weather · VMC · day →
1996-03-03 Helio H-295 · Loss of control · day →
1991-10-08 Bellanca 7GCBC · Stall / spin · day →
1991-05-15 Waco UPF-7 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1991-05-04 Beech F-90 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1989-11-26 Waco UPF-7 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-09-10 Waco,Cessna UPF-7,172N · Other · day →
1988-07-13 Classic Aircraft Corp. YMF-5 · Other · day →
1987-12-29 Cessna U206G · Other · day →
1986-12-26 Piper PA-44 · Other · day →
1986-10-15 Waco YMF · Other · day →
1984-09-15 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1983-10-19 Cessna 185 · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
1982-03-04 Cessna 310K · Other · night-moonlit →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Aaron Michael Flodin Homestead FL 90 nm
Steven Kirkpatrick Diehl Homestead FL 90 nm
Seryozha David Crosby Naples FL 96 nm
Thomas Taylor Naples FL 96 nm
Alvin Guthery Miami FL 112 nm
Carlos Cortes Miami FL 112 nm
Christopher Hastings Kirk Miami FL 112 nm
David Jose Pineda Miami FL 112 nm
Diane Elizabeth Reinken Miami FL 112 nm
Gary H Schneider Miami FL 112 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Value Beck Jr Key West FL 1 nm
Stephen John Smith Key West FL 1 nm
Catherine Ann Hambleton Key West FL 1 nm
Joseph John Mcmonigle Jr Key West FL 1 nm
Mark Anthony Rivas Key West FL 1 nm
Nicholas John Pontecorvo Key West FL 1 nm
Larry Javier Carcamo Key West FL 1 nm
Diana Marie Hackler Key West FL 1 nm
Kristopher Lane Hackler Key West FL 1 nm
Katie Marie Marsh Key West FL 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Barrett Jerome Clisby Key West FL 1 nm
Mark Anthony Rivas Key West FL 1 nm
Larry Javier Carcamo Key West FL 1 nm
Fred Raymond Cabanas Jr Key West FL 1 nm
Adam Michael Anderson Key West FL 1 nm
Ronald Joseph Laskey Key West FL 1 nm
Peter John Balzli Key West FL 1 nm
Jeffrey Allen Gear Key West FL 1 nm
Frank Joseph Graham Iii Key West FL 1 nm
Tracy M Owaski Key West FL 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Alca Avionics, Inc
Miami, FL
 98 nm
Wayne's Aircraft Maintenance
Miami, FL
 98 nm
Propel Aviation Services, LLC
Miami, FL
 98 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Opa-locka, FL
 115 nm
Flight Support & Logistics, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
 120 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 120 nm
Switlik Aviation Maintenance, Inc
Fort Myers, FL
 122 nm
Tomlinson Avionics of Florida Inc.
Fort Myers, FL
 122 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
 131 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 131 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.