Located just over six miles from Port Canaveral, Merritt Island Airport is the closest general aviation airport to both the seaport and the popular Cocoa Island. As part of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, this airport features civilian-friendly aircraft charter services, banner towing, flight training, aircraft avionics services, aircraft maintenance and aircraft sales. Merritt Island Airport houses a 3,601-foot by 75-foot runway. The airport---situated between the Banana and Indian rivers of Merritt's southern peninsula---hosts tenants such as AirWorlds Banner Towing, Baer Air Charter Service, the Brevard Aviation Association, Voyager Aviation International and the Merritt Island Airport Safety Committee. Merritt Island's International Air Transport Association code is COI.
Merritt Island Airport
900 Airport Rd.
Merritt Island, FL 32952
321-267-8780
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Rockledge Airport is just a little under 10 miles southwest of Port Canaveral. As a privately owned airport, it is intended for private use---pilots must acquire permission prior to landing. Rockledge Airport offers two asphalt or bituminous concrete runways---both in fair condition, according to Pilot Outlook---that span 2,010-feet by 45-feet. These runways feature no special surface treatments. This Port Canaveral convenient airport rests 27 feet above mean sea level; though it does not offer a control tower, it does feature an unlighted wind indicator. The Rockledge Airport's location identifier is 21FA.
Rockledge Airport Corporation
500 Barnes Blvd.
Rockledge, FL 32955
Space Coast Regional Airport, another airport under the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, is about 18 miles northeast of Port Canaveral, resting nearly parallel to the port in the southern portion of Titusville on Florida's eastern coast. In addition to being a 20-minute drive to Canaveral, this corporate and commercial charter aviation facility offers the closest access to the Kennedy Space Center. The Space Coast Regional Airport offers turbo-engine maintenance and repair, aircraft sales, flight training, two full-service fixed base operators, a restaurant and car rentals---the latter of which will make your trip to Port Canaveral even more accessible, as Space Coast features easy access to the Beeline Expressway, State Route 50 and U.S. Route 1. The Space Coast Regional Airport's International Air Transport Association code is TIX.
Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority
355 Golden Knights Blvd.
Titusville, FL 32780
321-267-8780
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