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KXMR Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip
Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: XMR
Lat/Long: 28-28-03.6000N / 080-34-00.6000W
28-28.060000N / 080-34.010000W
28.4676667 / -80.5668333
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 7 miles NE of COCOA BEACH, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32920

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, PPR FM ROS, CCAFS, FL V467-5941.
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-ST. PETERSBURG (PIE) - NOTAM - XMR.
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 
Pattern altitude: 1100 FT RECTANGULAR, 1600 FT OVERHEAD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A

Airport Communications

CAPE TOWER: 118.625 143.15 239.05 126.2 [TWR OPR FOR SKED OPS ONLY.]
ORLANDO APPROACH: 134.95 134.95
ORLANDO DEPARTURE: 134.95 134.95
PMSV METRO: 344.6
WX AWOS-3 at COI (10 nm SW): 119.025 (321-986-8864)
WX AWOS-3 at X21 (17 nm NW): 119.725 (321-385-0383)
  • OPR FOR SKED OPR ONLY; OT OR FOR HI PRIORITY CARGO ACFT ONLY.
  • ON REQ 0730-1600LCL OTHER TIMES IF NOTICE RECVD PRIOR TO 1400.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLBr011/22.0MELBOURNE VOR/DME110.0002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MERRITT ISLAND045/10.024705WCOI -.-. --- ..
GEIGER LAKE125/15.237505WGGL --. --. .-..
SATELLITE021/23.225703WSQT ... --.- -

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 10000 x 200 ft. / 3048 x 61 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 43 /F/A/W/T
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 420.0
Dual double tandem: 789.0, ST 175, SBTT 538, TRT 522, TDT 890
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 28-28.550017N28-27.550033N
Longitude: 080-34.736350W080-33.269650W
Elevation: 10.0 ft.10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
Approach lights: SALS
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
PATRICK AFB
COCOA BEACH, FL 32925
Phone V467-5941
Manager: CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
PATRICK AFB
COCOA BEACH, FL 32925
Phone 321-853-4242
CAPE CANAVERAL AFS OPS OFFICER MS.TERRY BRON.
PATRICK AFB OPS # 321-494-2222

Additional Remarks

SERVICE LGT: RWY 31 APCH LGT NSTD SALS, 1000'.
MISC: LTD PRK. WX OBSERVER AVBL , OTHER THAN AS REQ, 1130-1930Z++ WKD. NO CLASSIFIED MATERIALS STOR AVBL.
TRAN ALERT: CHIP DETECTION INSP RQRD BY F16'S NOT AVBL.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: AVBL 1 HR PN 1300-2200Z++ MON - FRI, OT 2 HR PN. PPR.
MISC: OBSN AUTOMATED, FMQ-19 OBSN WX EQUIP IN USE H24. WX OBSN/FCST AVBL H24 VIA FONE DSN 467-8484, C321-853-8484.
UNLIGHTED 255 FT BUILDING (N28-33-07.28 W080-35-24.33) UNLIGHTED 240 FT BUILDING (N28-32-35.84 W080-35-26.90). UNLGTD 244' MSL CRANE (N28° 26' 55.86" W80° 35' 17.94")."
JASU: 2(AM32A-60A) 3(A/M32A-86D).
MISC: AM OPS DSN 467-4241, COMM (321) 853-4241, FAX COMM (321) 853-1521.
RWY 13/31 DOES NOT HAVE PAVED OVERRUNS.
FUEL: J8 EXP 4-6 HR DELAY WO PRIOR COORD. DUE TO LTD MANNING, AIRCREW ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED WITH REFUEL OPNS.
OPR HX.
RSTD: ALL ACFT WILL CTC APP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO CAPE CANAVERAL. LDG AND TKOF NOT AUTH UNLESS CAPE TWR IS OPR.
RSTD: OFFL BUS OR HI PRIORITY MSN ACFT CTC 1 ROPS/DOUS, CCAFS, FL, DSN 467-5941, C321-853-5941. PPR FOR OPR 1230-2100Z++, MON-FRI RQR 24 HR PN, PPR OT RQR 5 DAY PN. SKID STRIP OPR HR ARE DETERMINED BY PPR NR FOR SPECIFIED OPR.
RSTD: NO ARR OR DEP WITHIN 1 HR OF CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCH OPR. LDG AND TKOF NOT AUZD UNLESS CAPE TWR IS OPR. ALL ACFT WILL CTC APP BEFORE PROCEEDING TO CAPE CANAVERAL. FLT IS RSTD TO 1000' ABV AND WITHIN A HORIZONTAL RAD OF 2000' FR ANY SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX.
RSTD: IF OPR NECESSITY RQR FLT CLOSER THAN THESE RSTD, COORD WITH THE CUSTODIAN OF THE AFFECTED COMPLEX SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED NO LATER THAN 24 HR PRIOR TO FLT.
CAUTION: MANY OBST IN VCNTY OF RWY. BIRD HAZ.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (220KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (199KB)
TACAN-A   download (164KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCOI - Merritt Island Airport (10 nm SW)
KTTS - NASA Shuttle Landing Facility (11 nm NW)
KTIX - Space Coast Regional Airport (13 nm W)
KCOF - Patrick Air Force Base (14 nm S)
X21 - Arthur Dunn Air Park (17 nm NW)
 
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Area around KXMR (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip)
 
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KXMR (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip)
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From to KXMR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1610:16
Sunrise06:4210:42
Sunset20:1600:16
Evening civil twilight20:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 02:17:50
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 22:17:50
 
METAR
KXMR 
2nm E 
260155Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP190 T02570251
KTIX 
12nm W 
260046Z 00000KT 7SM SCT030 28/ A3010 RMK LAST
KTTS 
12nm NW 
260055Z VRB02KT 10SM FEW024 SCT065 BKN240 27/23 A3010 RMK SLP193 WND DATA ESTMD 2CU /2/ 2SC 4CI /6/
KCOF 
15nm S 
260155Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP191 T02700244 $
TAF
KTTS 
12nm NW 
251818 15008KT 9999 VCTS FEW040CB SCT250 QNH3010INS BECMG 0001 25007KT 9999 NSW FEW120 FEW250 QNH3010INS BECMG 1617 15009KT 9999 VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 QNH3008INS T29/18Z T22/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2602 NEXT 2810
KCOF 
15nm S 
251818 15008KT 9999 VCTS FEW040CB SCT250 QNH3010INS BECMG 0001 25007KT 9999 NSW FEW120 FEW250 QNH3010INS BECMG 1617 15009KT 9999 VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 QNH3008INS T30/18Z T24/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2521 NEXT 2610
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