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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: TTS
Lat/Long: 28-36-53.6201N / 080-41-39.7432W
28-36.893668N / 080-41.662387W
28.6148945 / -80.6943731
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1995)
From city: 6 miles E of TITUSVILLE, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 LAKE084/6.637505WGGL --. --. .-..
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
Latitude: 28-37.965460N28-35.821875N
Longitude: 080-42.363822W080-40.960952W
Elevation: 8.4 ft.8.3 ft.
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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BITHO SEVEN   download (240KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 15 **CHANGED**   download (213KB)
GPS RWY 33 **CHANGED**   download (228KB)
TACAN RWY 15 **CHANGED**   download (216KB)
TACAN RWY 33 **CHANGED**   download (225KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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From to KTTS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset18:0823:08
Evening civil twilight18:3223:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:41:48
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 04:41:48
 
METAR
KTTS 091519Z 13004KT 10SM SCT030 BKN060 OVC120 16/14 A2994
KTIX 
8nm SW 
100150Z VRB05KT 4SM BR BKN030 15/15 A2981 RMK LAST
KXMR 
12nm SE 
100912Z 30008KT 10SM BKN023 14/12 A2984 RMK AO2A CIG 017V030 BKN V SCT SLP106 $
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