Key West International Airport

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Key West International Airport ( IATA: EYW, ICAO: KEYW ) is a public airport located three kilometers east of the center of Key West, Florida. The IATA code starts with the second letter of the name, because "K" is a reserved block. Flights taking off from the airport, often have strict weight limitations because of the short take-off and landing strip.

Navigation aids

The Tower ( TWR ) sends and receives on the frequency: 118.2 MHz. The airport has several navigation aids. The non-directional beacon ( NDB ) transmits on the frequency: 332 kHz with code FIS. The omnidirectional radio range (VOR) transmits on frequency: 113.5 MHz with code EYW.

Incidents

1960 DC-3 was hijacked and forced to land in Cuba to Key West. Here, the Air Marshal was shot.