Cecil Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Jacksonville Aviation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Jacksonville Aviation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°13′07″N 081°52′36″W / 30.21861°N 81.87667°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://cecilspaceport.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cecil Airport (IATA: VQQ, ICAO: KVQQ, FAA LID: VQQ) is a public airport and commercial spaceport located in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 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.
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.
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. As of 2025, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority has applied to certify the airport to allow space vehicles to land there as well.
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).