Merritt Island Airport
COI · KCOI · Merritt Island, Florida · Brevard County · map
Merritt Island Airport is a public-use airport owned by Titusville-Cocoa Airport District in Merritt Island, Florida, 6 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,601 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 176 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 113,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 64 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KCOI · observed 2:55 pm EDT (18:55 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Weather: nearby thunderstorms
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 81°F (27°C)
- Altimeter 30.04 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCOI 111855Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM VCTS CLR 31/27 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND E P0001
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- SIGMET E95E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 5 knots, until 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- E145 at 20,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, imc.
- S22T at 6,000 ft, 12 nm northwest, 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): a routine report.
- CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 19 nm south, 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (MLB, 14 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 230° at 16 kt; 6,000 ft: 230° at 15 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 230° at 18 kt, 12 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 21 kt, 7 °C; 18,000 ft: 200° at 22 kt, -4 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 44 nm west · security
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA COI · ICAO KCOI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Titusville-Cocoa Airport District
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,601 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, building 20 ft high 122 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, boat 25 ft high 700 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure | 134.95 | |
| Coi and aWOS-3PT | 119.025 | |
| Bitho and star | 128.375 | |
| Minee and star | 134.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 321-986-8864.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 150 |
| multi-engine | 15 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 8 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 113,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 48,000 |
| general aviation, local | 64,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Merritt Island from the FAA register
211 aircraft are registered to owners in Merritt Island, Florida: 157 piston singles, 22 piston twins, 12 helicopters, 11 business jets, 4 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Space Coast Regional (12 nm northwest), Melbourne Orlando International (14 nm south), Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport (19 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Merritt Island, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Dg Aviation Services INC
- Sunward Aviation Services LLC
- Twc Aviation Services LLC TWC Aviation Services is an FBO (fixed-base operator) located in Merritt Island, Florida, serving general aviation customers.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Merritt Island, by their names on the register:
- American Air Academy INC 6 aircraft
- Merritt Island Flying Club INC 1 aircraft Central Florida Flight Club is a flight training and aircraft rental operation based in Merritt Island, Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Merritt Island:
- Buzz Air Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Merritt Island:
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
32 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 32 for private pilot, 32 for commercial and instrument, 22 for airline transport pilot, 29 for flight instructor, 10 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 30 for airplanes, 27 for multi-engine airplanes, 7 for seaplanes, 4 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 29 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 14 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 125 training center evaluators, 49 aircrew program designees, 4 training center examiners, 16 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jason Thomas Maceyunas private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Merritt Island, FL (0 nm) · (321) 917-7248 · jasonmaceyunas@gmail.com
- Darrell Gene Gordon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · High Wing Flight Training · Titusville, FL (12 nm) · (321) 258-0094 · dgaviation38@yahoo.com
- Matthew James Skinner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Titusville, FL (12 nm) · (772) 321-1543 · mjskinner1@comcast.net
- Amon Modine private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FIT Aviation · Melbourne, FL (14 nm) · (321) 604-2438 · flymodine@gmail.com
- Jarret Rock private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sheltair - Melbourne Intl Airport · Melbourne, FL (14 nm) · (321) 794-2094 · lunarsunz@hotmail.com
- Jason Paul Kinsey private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MLB Flight Training · Melbourne, FL (14 nm) · (330) 327-7767 · jkinsey2251@gmail.com
- Roneil Shane Lindo private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FIT Aviation · Melbourne, FL (14 nm) · (321) 947-5935 · roneillindo@gmail.com
- Frank Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Valkaria Airport · Malabar, FL (23 nm) · (321) 349-6228 · gallagf@aol.com
All 283 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 47 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Banner towing.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unlgt obs in approach; 20 feet building 122 feet from runway 250 feet L.
- Runway 11 markings faded with no black outline.
- Runway 29 markings faded with no black outline.
- Approach slope 20:1 to the displaced thld.
- 24 hour helicopter operations southwest ramp.
- Patrick afb (kcof) class D airspace in close proximity; kcof crossing runway 11/29 has same orientation as Merritt Island airport.
- Noise sensitive airport. Voluntary noise abatement procedure in effect. Climb out at best angle (VX), turn crosswind at 700 feet (MID-RIVER, if poss) and merge with downwind traffic at 1000 feet pattern altitude. No TOUCH-AND-GO operations between 8 PM and 8 AM. no repetitive flight operations at the airport between 8 PM and 7 AM. no repetitive flight T operations on Sunday and ntl holidays. In lieu of TOUCH-AND-GO operations perform full stop, TAXI-BACK operations. Avoid flying at low altitudes ovr noise sensitive areas (newfound harbor DR).
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Merritt Island 211 aircraft · 157 piston singles, 22 piston twins, 12 helicopters
- Coco Aircraft INC 22 aircraft in town
- Space Coast Aircraft CO 20 aircraft in town
- Vee Two INC 8 aircraft in town
- Starfighters International INC 8 aircraft in town
- Dg Aviation Services INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Sunward Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Twc Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Buzz Air Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- American Air Academy INC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Merritt Island Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Southeast Aero-Tek INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 47 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 990 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,724 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/COI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.