Cecil Airport

Cecil Airport
IATA: VQQ ICAO: KVQQ FAA LID: VQQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Operator	Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
Elevation AMSL	81 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	30°13′07″N 081°52′36″W
Website	jaa.aero/AirSys/CF.aspx
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9L/27R 4,439 2,439 Asphalt/Concrete 9R/27L 8,003 2,439 Asphalt/Concrete 18L/36R 12,503 3,811 Asphalt/Concrete 18R/36L 8,002 2,439 Asphalt–concrete
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations 64,255 Based aircraft 107
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Cecil Airport (IATA: VQQ, ICAO: KVQQ, FAA LID: VQQ) is a public joint civil-military airport and spaceport located in Jacksonville, Florida. The airport 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, while the latter operates the MH-65C Dolphin helicopter.

Cecil Field, 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 Boeing and Northrop Grumman are also located at Cecil, providing major maintenance and overhaul services for a variety of U.S. military aircraft.

In 2010, Cecil Field became the United States' eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida authorized to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally.

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 (IATA: NZC, ICAO: SPZA).

History

Main 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 (92.8 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Cecil Field covers an area of 6,000 acres (24 km²) and contains four runways:

• Runway 9L/27R: 4,439 x 200 ft. (2,439 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
• Runway 9R/27L: 8,003 x 200 ft. (2,439 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
• Runway 18L/36R: 12,503 x 200 ft. (3,811 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
• Runway 18R/36L: 8,002 x 200 ft. (2,439 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 1999, the airport had 64,255 aircraft operations, an average of 176 per day: 73% military (46,783) and 27% general aviation (17,472). There are 107 aircraft based at this airport: 64% military (69), 16% jet aircraft (17), 10% single engine (11) and 9% helicopters (10).

External links

• 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 July 11, 2024
• FAA Terminal Procedures for VQQ, effective July 11, 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