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KTTS
(formerly X68)
NASA Shuttle Landing Facility
Titusville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TTS
Lat/Long: 28-36-54.0000N / 080-41-40.2000W
28-36.900000N / 080-41.670000W
28.6150000 / -80.6945000
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1995)
From city: 6 miles E of TITUSVILLE, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32780

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1976
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-ST. PETERSBURG PIE-NOTAM PIE
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 1100-0330Z++
FOR PPR CALL 321-867-2100. ARPT UNATNDD HOLS.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
FOR HIRL RY 15/33 CTC TWR - 128.55.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
NASA GROUND: 121.75 [1300-0100Z++WKD EXC HOL, OT AS RQR]
NASA TOWER: 128.55 284.0 [1300-0100Z++WKD EXC HOL, OT AS RQR]
ORLANDO APPROACH: 134.95 134.95 134.95 281.425
ORLANDO DEPARTURE: 134.95 134.95 134.95 281.425
PMSV METRO: 344.6
WX AWOS-3 at X21 (7 nm W): 119.725 (321-385-0383)
WX AWOS-3 at COI (16 nm S): 119.025 (321-986-8864)
  • ATCT OPERATES BY NASA 0800-1600 MON-FRI; OTRW ON REQUEST.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLBr356/30.7MELBOURNE VOR/DME110.0002W
ORLr083/34.0ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEIGER LAKE083/6.637505WGGL --. --. .-..
MERRITT ISLAND004/16.524705WCOI -.-. --- ..
NEW SMYRNA BEACH158/29.441704WEVB . ...- -...
SANFORD114/30.640805WSFB ... ..-. -...
SATELLITE004/30.925703WSQT ... --.- -

Airport Services

Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 15000 x 300 ft. / 4572 x 91 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 120.0
Double wheel: 220.0
Double tandem: 500.0
Dual double tandem: 800.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD HIRL; 85' FR RWY EDGE.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
Centerline lights: yes
CL RWY 15-33 NSTD, 10,000'.
yes

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NATL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM
KENNEDY SPACE CNTR, FL 32815
Phone 321-867-2100
Manager: ROBERT BRYAN
P.O. BOX 21237, SGS 346
KENNEDY SPACE CNTR, FL 32815
Phone 321-867-2100

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 66/week *
46% local general aviation
44% transient general aviation
6% military
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2005

Additional Remarks

WX DSN PHONE 476-8484.
FUEL - MUST BE SKED 24 HR IN ADVANCE. J8
BEARING STRENGTH RWY 15-33: ST175
RSTD: OFFL BUS ONLY. FOR PPR FONE C321-867-2100. AFLD UNATTENDED HOL.
CAUTION: NUMEROUS BIRDS IN VCNTY OF ARPT. PART OF RAMP NOT VIS FR TWR. PORTIONS OF RWY NOT VIS FR BASE OPS.
MISC: THE MID 8000' OF RWY 15-33 GROOVED. LTD TWY AND RAMP SPACE.
JASU: MUST BE SKED IN ADVANCE. 3(M32A-60A)

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BITHO SEVEN   download (238KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 15   download (216KB)
GPS RWY 33   download (230KB)
HI-GPS RWY 15   download (205KB)
HI-GPS RWY 33   download (221KB)
TACAN RWY 15   download (218KB)
TACAN RWY 33   download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X21 - Arthur Dunn Air Park (7 nm W)
KTIX - Space Coast Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KXMR - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip (11 nm SE)
KCOI - Merritt Island Airport (16 nm S)
KCOF - Patrick Air Force Base (23 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KTTS (NASA Shuttle Landing Facility)
Photo by Gregory White
Photo taken 04-Apr-2008

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Sectional chart
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From to KTTS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1310:13
Sunrise06:3910:39
Sunset20:1900:19
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jul-2008 20:44:54
Local (UTC-4)  20-Jul-2008 16:44:54
 
METAR
KTTS 202021Z 06012G24KT 7SM TSRA BKN036CB BKN130 BKN200 26/22 A3007 RMK TS OHD STNRY CB S STNRY
KTIX 
8nm SW 
201950Z 13012KT 7SM BKN030 31/ A3006 RMK VCSH
KXMR 
12nm SE 
201955Z 14012KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3006 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT SW DZE1858 SLP179 P0000 T03170238
TAF
KTTS 202018 16006KT 9999 FEW030 FEW180 QNH3009INS TEMPO 2022 -TSRA BKN020 BECMG 1516 12008KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 SCT100 QNH3005INS T31/19Z T24/10Z AMD 2009 LAST NO AMDS AFT 2102 NEXT 2110
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