Key West International Airport (IATA: EYW, ICAO: KEYW, FAA LID: EYW) is a county-owned public airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida, United States.
The IATA code starts from the second letter of the name (Key West) because initial "K" is a reserved block; the ICAO code restores the K in the identification as "K" is the first position ICAO code used for airports located in the Continental United States.
Flights departing from EYW often have strict weight or baggage restrictions due to the short length of the runway.
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