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Shuttle Landing Facility

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Shuttle Landing Facility
Aerial view of Shuttle Landing Facility in 2012
Summary
Airport typeGovernment/Private
OwnerNASA
Operator
LocationMerritt Island, Florida
Opened1976
Built1974
OccupantsKennedy Space Center
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates28°36′54″N 80°41′40″W / 28.615°N 80.6945°W / 28.615; -80.6945
Map
SLF is located in Florida
SLF
SLF
Location of airport in Florida
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 15,000 4,572 Concrete

The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), also known as Launch and Landing Facility (LLF)[1] (IATA: QQS, ICAO: KTTS, FAA LID: TTS), is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Kennedy Space Center and was used by Space Shuttle for landing until July 2011. It was also used for takeoffs and landings for NASA training jets such as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and for civilian aircraft.[2][3]

Starting in 2015, Space Florida manages and operates the facility under a 30-year lease from NASA. In addition to ongoing use by NASA, private companies have been utilizing the SLF since the 2011 end of the Space Shuttle program.[4]

  1. ^ "Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) – Space Florida". Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. ^ NASA (2007). "Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)". NASA. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  3. ^ NASA (2007). "Shuttle Landing 101". NASA. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  4. ^ "NASA Signs Agreement with Space Florida to Operate Historic Landing Facility". NASA. June 22, 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

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