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Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport in Cocoa Beach (United State)

This airport is in an unusual configuration. It is part of private or dangerous airports.

Military airport Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The runway was called the Skid Strip because SM-62 Snark cruise missiles (which did not have the wheels) returning from test flights were supposed to come to a halt. It serves the NASA rocket launch base. The airport is mainly used by USAF for the transport of satellites and for the coupling with launch vehicles.

Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport is located near Cocoa Beach, with Cape Canaveral at 5mi↑, City of Cape Canaveral at 6mi↑, Merritt Island at 8mi↑, Cocoa Beach at 10mi↑, Sharpes at 12mi↑, Cocoa at 12mi↑,

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Elevation : 3 m = 10ft

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weather : sky clear at Cape Canaveral

ciel dégagé
55°F
61 ↗ 70°F

wind ↑ 12mph

Aviation weather for Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport KXMR

METAR for Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport KXMR

KXMR 110255Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01450122 52012

Decoded METAR for Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport KXMR

METAR issued by KXMR on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 02:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 65 hours and -2863 minutes ago.

visibility is 16km = 10sm.

The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.

QNH is 1013hPa = 29.92inHg

Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 290°.

Sky clear.

Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=135 T01450122 52012

No TAF for Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport

but aviation weather is available at Space Coast Regional airport (KTIX) at 14mi↑

NOTAM for Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip airport

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