KOQU is the ICAO code for Quonset State Airport (IATA NCO), located in North Kingstown, RI.
Quonset State Airport (KOQU) is a medium airport in North Kingstown, RI. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KOQU or IATA code NCO. It sits in North America.
Quonset State Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 7,504-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 7,504 ft (2,287 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.
Quonset State Airport sits near sea level at 18 ft.
Local operations run on America/New_York. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 339 departing and 247 arriving private-jet legs at KOQU across the next six months of operator inventory. 8 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KOQU are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.