Kingsville NAS Airport (KNQI), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
KNQI, Kingsville NAS, is a military airfield in Kingsville, Texas, operating under private use with four paved runways each stretching 8,000 feet. Business aviation traffic is limited, with PPR required for non-CNATRA aircraft, and pilots should expect heavy jet instructional training during field operating hours. Customs is not available onsite, with the nearest customs facility at Corpus Christi International (KCRP), roughly 23 nautical miles away.
Runways
Kingsville NAS Airport has four paved runways. The longest, 13L/31R, is 8,000 ft long and 198 ft wide, with a bituminous surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Kingsville NAS Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Corpus Christi International (KCRP), 23 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kingsville NAS Airport recorded 68 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KNQI concentrates in the latter part of the year, with November and August showing the highest monthly counts according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 20 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Kingsville NAS Airport averages 29.5 days above 90°F in August and 1.7 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 97.2°F, and January the coldest, at 68.8°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Kingsville NAS Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Traffic pattern: use landing and taxi lights for the final portion of the instrument approach during VFR conditions.
Restricted: prior permission required for non-CNATRA aircraft; contact the airfield manager during field operating hours. For CALP processing, contact the airfield manager.
During FCLP periods or single runway operations, practice approaches for transient aircraft may be denied. Practice approaches for transient aircraft may be permitted at all other times, but delays or wave-offs should be anticipated.
Transient aircraft should contact approach control 25 nautical miles out.
Bearing strength runway 13L/31R: ST 175, SBTT 593, TRT 585.
Bearing strength runway 13R/31L: ST 175, SBTT 593, TRT 585.
Bearing strength runway 17R/35L: ST 175, SBTT 593, TRT 585.
Bearing strength runway 17L/35R: ST 175, SBTT 593, TRT 585.
Caution: bird and large wildlife hazard.
Caution: heavy jet instructional training during field operating hours.
Lighting available only during hours of operation.
Caution: avoid overflight of a chemical plant 5 nautical miles north.
Traffic pattern: arriving transient aircraft should expect an en route descent.
Service - lighting: OLS glide slope 3.25 degrees.
JASU: one NC-10 unit and one GTC-85 unit.
Fluid: SP, PRESAIR, LOX.
Transient alert: expect servicing delays on weekends. Service is not available Sunday until 2300Z. Transient crews are responsible for fueling their own aircraft. Drag chute repack is unavailable.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Kingsville NAS Airport has five airfields within 23 NM. The closest is Kleberg County (KIKG), 12.18 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KNQI
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Frequently asked questions
Does KNQI have customs available onsite?
KNQI, Kingsville NAS, does not have onsite customs processing. The nearest customs facility is Corpus Christi International (KCRP), located approximately 22.87 nautical miles away. Transient crews needing customs clearance should plan to route through that facility instead of Kingsville NAS.
What is the runway length available at Kingsville NAS?
Kingsville NAS (KNQI) has four paved runways, each measuring 8,000 feet in length. Runways 13L/31R, 13R/31L, 17L/35R, and 17R/35L share this same length, with widths ranging from 197 to 198 feet. The surface type across all four runways is PEM.
Can transient aircraft land at KNQI without prior coordination?
Non-CNATRA aircraft need prior permission at KNQI, Kingsville NAS, arranged through the airfield manager during field operating hours. Transient aircraft should also contact approach control 25 nautical miles out before arrival. During FCLP periods or single runway operations, practice approaches for transient aircraft may be denied, and delays or wave-offs should be anticipated at other times.
What operational hazards should pilots know about at Kingsville NAS?
Kingsville NAS (KNQI) reports bird and large wildlife hazards in the vicinity. Pilots are also cautioned about heavy jet instructional training during field operating hours and should avoid overflight of a chemical plant located 5 nautical miles north of the field. Arriving transient aircraft should expect an en route descent as part of the traffic pattern.