Key West International Airport
(ICAO: KEYW / IATA: EYW )
Key West, Florida, USA
Airport Type & Size
Key West International Airport is a small airport in Monroe County, Florida. It has one relatively small runway (9/27, 5,076ft or 1,547m) that limits the type of aircraft that are able to serve the airport, as well as the weight. Currently, the largest aircraft that regularly serve the airport are Airbus A319s, A320s, A220s, and Boeing 737-800s.The airport features a single concourse with eight gates, all equipped with glass jet bridges and capable of serving C aircraft.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Key West International Airport presents a perfect opportunity for a generic airport layout. It features a single short runway, a parallel taxiway, and a single concourse with eight gates equipped with glass jet bridges. The airport is also close to SXM allowing for more A-C player contracts between the two.The airport would be a great way to test short field operations for C aircraft. The airport would also be a neat addition if the Cessna 208 is ever added as FedEx Feeder C208s serve the airport daily.
If fully implemented, the airport also has many neat features nearby such as a historic fort, an old hijacked aircraft, a tethered radar balloon, a Naval Air Station, a modular control tower, and more.
Major Airlines & Routes
Allegiant Air
- Ashville Regional Airport (KAVL/AVL)
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG/CVG)
- Indianapolis International Airport (KIND/IND)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS/TYS)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT/PIT)
- Orlando/Sanford International Airport (KSFB/SFB)
- St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport (KPIE/PIE)
American Airlines
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT/CLT)
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW/DFW)
- Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL)
American Eagle
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT/CLT)
- Miami International Airport (KMIA/MIA)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA/DCA)
- Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS/BOS)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD)
- New York LaGuardia Airport (KLGA/LGA)
- Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL)
Avelo Airlines
- Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (KHVN/HVN)
Breeze Airways
- Orlando International Airport (KMCO/MCO)
- Tampa International Airport (KTPA/TPA)
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU/RDU)
Delta Airlines
- Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL/ATL)
Delta Connection
- Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL/ATL)
- New York LaGuardia Airport (KLGA/LGA)
JetBlue
- Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS/BOS)
Silver Airways
- Orlando International Airport (KMCO/MCO)
- Tampa International Airport (KTPA/TPA)
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (KFLL/FLL)
Spirit Airlines
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (KFLL/FLL)
United Airlines
- Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR/EWR)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD)
- Washington-Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD)
United Express
- Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR/EWR)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD)
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH/IAH)
Unique Features or Challenges
Key West International Airport would be a unique addition primarily for its short field operations. This is due to the airport featuring a runway that is 5,076ft (1,547m) long and sharing airspace with Naval Air Station Key West (KNQX). The airport is also in close proximity to the Cudjoe Key tethered radar balloon.
Photos
Airport Diagram
Bird’s eye view
New Concourse A with eight glass jet bridges.
Old control tower (demolished in 2024)
Current temporary Sea Box DATCF (re-Deployable Air Traffic Control Facility) control tower. No date has been announced for construction of a new permanent tower yet.
Fort East Martello Museum immediately outside the airport next to the parking garages.
Cudjoe Key TARS Balloon (Tethered Aerostat Radar System) owned and operated by the US Customs and Border Protection.
Cubana de Aviación Antonov An-24RV (CU-T1294) rotting at the end of the runway. This aircraft was hijacked and flown from Havana to Key West on March 31, 2003.
This is my first feature request, so please forgive me if I have made any mistakes.