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KNQI · Kingsville Naval Air Station

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KNQI FAA NQI Elev 50 ft Lat 27° 30.43' N Lon 97° 48.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13L 134.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —
31R 314.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —
13R 134.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —
31L 314.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —
17L 179.4° 8,000 ft 197 ft PEM Yes —
35R 359.4° 8,000 ft 197 ft PEM Yes —
17R 179.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —
35L 359.4° 8,000 ft 198 ft PEM Yes —

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.620
  • CLD CLNC DEL 132.840
  • GND GND 135.240
  • TWR TWR 124.100
  • APP APP 119.900
  • DEP DEP 126.680
  • OPS BASE OPS 127.480
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.460

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KNQI on LiveATC ↗

  • TACAN NQI

    Kingsville

    117.80 MHz · DME 117.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 45 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Prior Permission Required for non–Chief of Naval Air Trng acft. Contact B before operating.

Watch for

  • Prior Permission Required for non–Chief of Naval Air Trng acft. Contact B before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (1)

  • Prior Permission Required for non–Chief of Naval Air Trng acft. Contact B before operating.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    PPR for non–Chief of Naval Air Trng acft ctc B

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (45 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 369 KINGSVILLE NAS (NQI)(KNQI) NAS 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N27º30.27´ W97º48.50´ 50 B NOTAM FILE SJT Not insp.
  • ·RWY 13L–31R: H8000X198 (PEM) PCN 49 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 13L: OLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 13R–31L: H8000X198 (PEM) PCN 48 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 13R: OLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 17L–35R: H8000X197 (PEM) PCN 60 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 17L: OLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 17R–35L: H8000X198 (PEM) PCN 56 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 17R: OLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 13L HOOK E28(B) (1050').
  • ·RWY 31R RWY 13R HOOK E28(B) (1550').
  • ·RWY 31L RWY 17L HOOK E28(B) (1675').
  • ·RWY 35R RWY 17R HOOK E28(B) (1250').
  • ·OX 2 LGT Avbl only durg hrs of opn.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 1(NC–10) 1(GTC–85) FUEL JAA FLUID SP PRESAIR LOX OIL O–148–156 TRAN ALERT Exp svcg delays wkend.
  • ·Svc not avbl Sun til 2300Z‡.
  • ·Tran must supervise svcg.
  • ·Drag chute repack unavbl.
  • ·: Opr Mon–Thu 1345–0600Z‡, Fri 1345–2345Z‡.
  • ·Clsd Sat, Sun and fed hol exc by NOTAM.
  • ·Fld subj early/no notice closure.
  • ·For CALP processing ctc afld mgr via base ops.
  • ·CAUTION Heavy jet inst trng dur fld opr hr.
  • ·Bird and large wildlife haz.
  • ·Avoid over flt of chemical plant 5 NM North.
  • ·TFC PAT Arr tsnt acft exp enr descent.
  • ·Use ldg/taxi lgt for final portion of inst apch dur VFR.
  • ·MISC Durg FCLP periods or single rwy opns practice apchs for trans acft may be denied.
  • ·Practice apchs for trans acft may be permitted at all other times but dlys or wave–offs should be anticipated.
  • ·TRAN ALERT Expc svcg dlas wkend.

+ 15 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

IATA · NQI Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-04-25 North American SNJ 5 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-06-25 KATE 301 · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 37 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 39 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 45 nm
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 80 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 123 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 123 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 123 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 123 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 123 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 125 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
Mauro Eliseo Castro Kingsville TX 3 nm
Jason Michael Muscat Kingsville TX 3 nm
Jordan Nicholas Hans Kingsville TX 3 nm
Alexander James Horton Kingsville TX 3 nm
Jacob Scott Arredondo Kingsville TX 3 nm
Ryan T Sandoval Kingsville TX 3 nm
Brendan Thomas Calvert Kingsville TX 3 nm
John Douglas Williams Agua Dulce TX 17 nm
Joshua Jude Witte Robstown TX 19 nm
William Scott Howze Robstown TX 19 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
Brealon Anse Windham Kingsville TX 3 nm
Jason Michael Muscat Kingsville TX 3 nm
Matthew Dale Adams Kingsville TX 3 nm
Dwight Danial Daigle Kingsville TX 3 nm
Patrick Sean Jackson Kingsville TX 3 nm
John Stanton Yarbrough Kingsville TX 3 nm
James Edward Buckalew Kingsville TX 3 nm
Noah Gamboa Hignojos Kingsville TX 3 nm
John Anthony Wuensche Iv Kingsville TX 3 nm
Sam Lynn Smith Kingsville TX 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 133 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 133 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 133 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 141 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 143 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 145 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 145 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 145 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 145 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 145 nm

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