The Space Coast Regional Airport, also known as the Titusville Cocoa Airport, has recieved a $2.0 million award from the Airport Terminals Program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.

This funding heralds a significant modernization project for an airport with a history as rich as the region it serves.

In 1943, during the throes of World War II, the U.S. Government developed the Space Coast Regional Airport to serve as an outlying field to Naval Air Station Sanford. This strategic move laid the foundation for what would become a pivotal asset to the region’s aviation infrastructure.

The post-war era saw the transfer of the airport back to the cities of Titusville and Cocoa, and in 1959, the original airport authority was established.

The landmark “Titusville-Cocoa Airport District Act of 1963” created the Titusville-Cocoa Airport District and the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, ushering in a new phase of governance and economic stimulation for the local communities.

Today, the airport is governed by the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, which oversees not only the Space Coast Regional Airport but also the Arthur Dunn Airpark, Merritt Island Airport, and a new Spaceport. The airport district has become a beacon of aviation and space industry activity, offering a multitude of amenities and opportunities for economic development.

The current modernization initiative is set to address the aging infrastructure of the existing control tower, constructed in the early 1990s, which no longer meets the FAA’s siting criteria.

With FDOT funding secured for a new siting study, design, and permitting, the project is moving forward. The new facility’s design has been finalized and is awaiting the City of Titusville’s approval for the siting plan.