The airport has ARFF and structural fire protection provided by Jacksonville Fire/Rescue Station 56. Fire Station 73 (under construction) will be located on the airfield as well and will include ARFF, structural and rescue (ambulance) protection. A back-up, citywide 911 call/training center will also be located at Station 73.
Cecil Airport, commonly known as either "Cecil" or "Cecil Commerce Center", also houses the FSCJ (Florida State College Jacksonville) aviation course hangar and associated training aircraft. Sunrise Aviation, a flight training school and pilot supplies vendor is the flight training provider for FSCJ's aviation program. Facilities operated by major aerospace firms such as Logistic Services International (LSI), Boeing and Flightstar Aircraft Services are also located at Cecil, providing major training, maintenance and overhaul services for a variety of U.S. military aircraft.[2]
In 2010, Cecil Airport became the United States' eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida authorized to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally.[3]
The airport is located on the site of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field, which opened in 1941 and closed in 1999 following the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decision. Covering a total area of 22,939 acres (92.83 km2), it was the largest military base in the Jacksonville area and supported all Atlantic Fleet F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter squadrons and S-3 Viking sea control squadrons.[4]
Facilities and aircraftedit
Cecil Airport covers an area of 6,082 acres (24.61 km2) and contains four runways:[1]
Runway 18L/36R: 12,503 ft × 200 ft (3,811 m × 61 m), surface: asphalt/concrete
Runway 18R/36L: 8,002 ft × 200 ft (2,439 m × 61 m), surface: asphalt/concrete
Runway 9R/27L: 8,003 ft × 200 ft (2,439 m × 61 m), surface: asphalt/concrete
Runway 9L/27R: 4,439 ft × 200 ft (1,353 m × 61 m), surface: asphalt/concrete
For the 12-month period ending February 5, 2018, the airport had 104,361 aircraft operations, an average of 286 per day: 52% military (53,899), 47% general aviation (49,372), <1% air carrier (744) and <1% air taxi (346). There were 92 aircraft based at this airport: 69 military, 17 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 jet and 2 helicopter.[1]
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FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 25, 2024
FAA Terminal Procedures for VQQ, effective January 25, 2024
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February 15, 2024
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Cecil Airport IATA VQQ ICAO KVQQ FAA LID VQQ is a public airport and commercial spaceport located in Jacksonville Florida United States 1 It is owned by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and services military aircraft corporate aircraft general aviation and air cargo The Florida Army National Guard s primary Army Aviation Support Facility and the U S Coast Guard s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON are also located here the former operating CH 47 Chinook UH 60 Blackhawk UH 72 Lakota and C 12 Huron aircraft and the latter operating the MH 65C Dolphin helicopter Cecil AirportIATA VQQICAO KVQQFAA LID VQQSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerJacksonville Aviation AuthorityOperatorJacksonville Aviation AuthorityLocationJacksonville FloridaElevation AMSL81 ft 25 mCoordinates30 13 07 N 081 52 36 W 30 21861 N 81 87667 W 30 21861 81 87667Websitehttps cecilspaceport com RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m18L 36R 12 503 3 811 Asphalt concrete18R 36L 8 002 2 439 Asphalt concrete9R 27L 8 003 2 439 Asphalt concrete9L 27R 4 439 1 353 Asphalt concreteStatistics 2018 Aircraft operations104 361Based aircraft92Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 The airport has ARFF and structural fire protection provided by Jacksonville Fire Rescue Station 56 Fire Station 73 under construction will be located on the airfield as well and will include ARFF structural and rescue ambulance protection A back up citywide 911 call training center will also be located at Station 73 Cecil Airport commonly known as either Cecil or Cecil Commerce Center also houses the FSCJ Florida State College Jacksonville aviation course hangar and associated training aircraft Sunrise Aviation a flight training school and pilot supplies vendor is the flight training provider for FSCJ s aviation program Facilities operated by major aerospace firms such as Logistic Services International LSI Boeing and Flightstar Aircraft Services are also located at Cecil providing major training maintenance and overhaul services for a variety of U S military aircraft 2 In 2010 Cecil Airport became the United States eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida authorized to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally 3 The NZC identifier was the airport s previous FAA identifier when it was Naval Air Station Cecil Field its former name until its closure as a naval air station in 1999 The NZC IATA code is now allocated to Maria Reiche Neuman Airport serving Nazca Peru IATA NZC ICAO SPZA Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMain article Naval Air Station Cecil Field The airport is located on the site of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field which opened in 1941 and closed in 1999 following the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decision Covering a total area of 22 939 acres 92 83 km2 it was the largest military base in the Jacksonville area and supported all Atlantic Fleet F A 18 Hornet strike fighter squadrons and S 3 Viking sea control squadrons 4 Facilities and aircraft editCecil Airport covers an area of 6 082 acres 24 61 km2 and contains four runways 1 Runway 18L 36R 12 503 ft 200 ft 3 811 m 61 m surface asphalt concrete Runway 18R 36L 8 002 ft 200 ft 2 439 m 61 m surface asphalt concrete Runway 9R 27L 8 003 ft 200 ft 2 439 m 61 m surface asphalt concrete Runway 9L 27R 4 439 ft 200 ft 1 353 m 61 m surface asphalt concreteFor the 12 month period ending February 5 2018 the airport had 104 361 aircraft operations an average of 286 per day 52 military 53 899 47 general aviation 49 372 lt 1 air carrier 744 and lt 1 air taxi 346 There were 92 aircraft based at this airport 69 military 17 single engine 2 multi engine 2 jet and 2 helicopter 1 See also editList of airports in FloridaReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VQQ PDF effective 2021 02 25 Jacksonville Airport Authority Cecil Field Archived from the original on 2007 05 17 Retrieved 2007 05 05 Florida airport gets commercial spaceport license Reuters 11 January 2010 GlobalSecurity org NAS Cecil FieldExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval Air Station Cecil Field Cecil Field page at the Jacksonville Aviation Authority website Cecil Airport brochure from CFASPP Cecil Spaceport Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville website Jacksonville JetPort FBO at Cecil Airport FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective January 25 2024 FAA Terminal Procedures for VQQ effective January 25 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for VQQ AirNav airport information for KVQQ ASN accident history for VQQ FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil Airport amp oldid 1189693907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
