Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip

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Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip
IATA: none – ICAO: KXMR – FAA: XMR
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		United States Air Force
Serves		Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Location		Cocoa Beach, Florida
Elevation AMSL		10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		28°28′04″N 080°34′01″W / 28.46778, -80.56694
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
13/31	10,000	3,048	Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip (ICAO: KXMR, FAA LID: XMR) is a military airport located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, seven miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district of Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It has an asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 and measuring 10,000 x 200 ft. (3,048 x 61 m). This military airport is owned by the United States Air Force.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip is assigned XMR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KXMR
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KXMR
• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip at WikiMapia