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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: MON-FRI 1300-2100Z++
CLSD SAT, SUN & HOLIDAYS. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT INFO.
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 [1300-2100 Z++; CLSD SAT, SUN & HOLIDAYS.]
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
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 (N28ø 26' 55.86" W80ø 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.
RY 13/31 DOES NOT HAVE PAVED OVERRUNS.
PPR FOR ALL AIRFIELD OPERATIONS. CTC 1 ROPS/DOUS, CCAFS, FL, DSN 467-5941, C321-853-5941 FOR PPR. PPR VALID +/- 30 MIN PRIOR/AFTER ETA. TWR IS MANNED BASED ON PPR.
PAYLOAD DELIVERY, DV, SHUTTLE SUPPORT PPR 48 HR PN RQR FOR OPR 1300-2100Z++ MON-FRI. OT RQR 5 DAY PN, EXCEPTIONS RQR 45OSS/CCAPVL.
EARLY/LATE ARR/DEP MUST BE RECOORDINATED.
FUEL: J8 EXP 4-6 HR DELAY WO PRIOR COORD. DUE TO LTD MANNING, AIRCREW ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED WITH REFUEL OPNS.
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BITHO SEVEN   download (240KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (191KB)
TACAN-A   download (173KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1611:16
Sunrise06:4111:41
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight17:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 03:00:23
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 22:00:23
 
METAR
KXMR 
2nm E 
100255Z 13011G18KT 10SM FEW035 25/19 A3010 RMK AO2A SLP193 T02530186 51006
KTIX 
12nm W 
100147Z 12016KT 7SM BKN100 25/18 A3010 RMK LAST
KTTS 
12nm NW 
100255Z 13007G15KT 090V160 10SM FEW030 SCT100 OVC250 25/19 A3011 RMK SLP196 1CU /1/ 3AC 8CI /8/ 51007
KCOF 
15nm S 
100155Z 13018G22KT 7SM FEW030 FEW080 SCT120 BKN250 25/20 A3010 RMK SLP193 WND DATA ESTMD
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