Recent Activity
License renewal in good standing through 2025; ongoing hypersonic test bookings under restricted disclosure agreements; no public orbital launch from site to date.
Investor Brief
Florida's only horizontal-launch spaceport license and a strategic complement to Cape Canaveral for air-launched and hypersonic operators that want Eastern Range access without competing for vertical pad slots. Long-dormant on cadence but cheap optionality for the state.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Employees
Country
🇺🇸United States
Region
North America
Established
2,010
Launches / Year
2
Years Active
16
Strategic Position
30.2186° N, 81.8767° W
Azimuth: Horizontal — runway 18L/36R and 9L/27R; carrier drop trajectories coordinated case-by-case
30.2°N — easterly Atlantic corridor over the Florida coast available via air-launch; site itself is interior and depends on carrier-aircraft drop trajectories cleared with Jacksonville Center.
Future Milestones
- 2026
Targeted return of named commercial air-launch tenant (RFP open)
About
Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, Florida is one of the earliest FAA-AST licensed horizontal-launch spaceports in the United States, co-located with Cecil Airport. Licensed in January 2010, it hosts air-launched and hypersonic test operations rather than vertical rocket flights, and shares a 12,500-foot runway with general aviation and military training tenants.
Key Features
FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License granted January 2010 (one of the first horizontal launch sites)
12,500-foot main runway shared with Cecil Airport (former NAS Cecil Field)
Targets air-launched orbital and suborbital systems, plus hypersonic flight tests
Co-located with Florida State College aerospace training programs
Three-zone airspace coordination with Jacksonville Center and adjacent military ranges
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Generation Orbit captive-carry test campaigns (2010s)
Multiple hypersonic vehicle test programs (operator details restricted)
Aerion / supersonic flight test research operations
No orbital launches to date — site licensed for air-launched orbital but never flown