# North Merritt Island Heliport (61FA)

**North Merritt Island Heliport** (FAA: 61FA) is a heliport in Merritt Island, Florida, United States. It opened in Jan 2025.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/61fa

## At a glance

- FAA: 61FA
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Merritt Island, Florida, United States
- Opened: Jan 2025
- Elevation: 6 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 28.4602, -80.7113
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KTIX
- Ident: 61FA

## Timeline

- Jan 2025: North Merritt Island Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 33 ft / 10 m | 33 ft / 10 m | Grass |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [TIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktix.md) Space Coast Regional Airport · 6.5 mi / 11 km
- [KXMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxmr.md) Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [KTTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktts.md) Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility · 11 mi / 17 km
- [COF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcof.md) Patrick Space Force Base · 17 mi / 27 km
- [MLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlb.md) Melbourne Orlando International Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · 36 mi / 59 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/61fa/data