Merritt Island Airport is a

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public

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under the administration of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority. It located in

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, northwest of

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History

In the early 1940s, the Brevard County Mosquito Control District constructed the Central Brevard Airport. The airfield included two sod landing strips: a north-south strip measuring approximately 1,800 feet in length, and a northwest southeast strip measuring approximately 3,000 feet in length. An operations building and maintenance hangar were located on the south side of the airfield and the Mosquito Control District had a maintenance hangar on the north side of the airfield. The north-south landing strip was eventually abandoned, replaced by various facilities such as T-hangars that currently occupy this area. The Brevard County Mosquito Control District subsequently deeded the Central Brevard Airport property over to the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority in exchange for ten acres of land located within Space Coast Regional Airport. Central Brevard Airport was renamed Merritt Island Airport and became a public general aviation facility.

Facilities

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Merritt Island Airport covers and has one

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: * Runway 11/29: , surface:

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Government activities

Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit

Businesses

* Space Coast Aviation - Merritt Island's FBO * 2FLY Airborne - international pilot training * Aerocomp - airplane manufacturer * Buzz Airlines - aircraft charters; has a base at the airport * Voyager Aviation International - flight training * Sebastian Communication Inc.Sebastian Communication Inc.
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References

(official site) *

External links

{{Florida airports Airports in Brevard County, Florida Buildings and structures in Merritt Island, Florida 1940s establishments in Florida