NASA Shuttle Landing Facility
IATA: TTS - ICAO: KTTS
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Serves		Titusville, Florida
Elevation AMSL		10 ft (3 m)
Coordinates		28°36′54″N, 80°41′40.2″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	15,000	4,572	Concrete

The NASA Shuttle Landing Facility (IATA: TTS, ICAO: KTTS) is an airport located in the city of Titusville in Brevard County, Florida, USA. It is a part of the John F. Kennedy Space Center and is used by the NASA Space Shuttle, military aircraft and civilian aircraft. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1019x610, 83 KB) Summary Copyright DigitalGlobe Licensing This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Titusville is a city located in Brevard County, Florida. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Pouring a concrete floor for a commercial building, (slab-on-grade) Installing rebar in a floor slab during a concrete pour For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Titusville is a city located in Brevard County, Florida. ... Location in the state of Florida Formed 1844 Seat Titusville Area  - Total  - Water 4,032 km² (1,557 mi²) 1,395 km² (539 mi²) 34. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, April 12, 1981 (NASA). ...

Facilities

The NASA Shuttle Landing Facility covers 500 acres and has a single runway, 15/33. It is one of the longest runways in the world, at 4,572 m (15,000 ft), with length cited by some sources as 4,580 m (15,028 ft). The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ...

See also

• NASA
• John F. Kennedy Space Center
• Space Shuttle program

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External links

• Kennedy Space Center: Shuttle Operations

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KTTS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for TTS

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Local
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth