Cecil Airport

This commemorative F/A-18A Hornet, honoring Scott Speicher, was restored by Boeing employees at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum at Cecil Airport.

Restored Navy jet signals next step at Jacksonville's POW/MIA Museum

Dan Scanlan

Boeing volunteers restored the F/A-18A Hornet, which now graces the National POW/MIA Museum and memorializes Capt. Scott Speicher.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, left, and Gov. Ron DeSantis are all smiles after the city received a $5.5 million grant to build a 3-mile rail spur to the Cecil Commerce Center on the Westside on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

First Coast

DeSantis awards grant for rail improvements on Westside

Will Brown - Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Cecil Airport on Tuesday to award a $5.5 million grant from the Governor’s Job Growth Grant Fund. DeSantis said the improved access to CSX-owned tracks could lure manufacturers to Jacksonville.

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25-Year Deal Will Keep Boeing At Cecil Airport; Boeing To Add 400 Jacksonville Jobs

Boeing has decided to stay and expand in Jacksonville for the foreseeable future.The Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) and Boeing announced Thursday…

huge crowd of people primarily wearing red while Trump is in the center talking to them. Very large plane in the background, starting to turn into nighttime

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Thousands Pack Jacksonville’s Cecil Airport For Trump Campaign Rally

Sky Lebron

Thousands of supporters gathered outside of a hangar at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville to hear President Donald Trump speak Thursday night.During his…

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JAA Seeks Permits For New Cecil Air Traffic Control Tower, Spaceport

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority has applied for $8.1 million in permits to construct an air traffic control tower and spaceport shell for the Cecil…

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First Launch At Jacksonville’s Cecil Spaceport Could Come Before Year’s End

On the heels of the successful SpaceX launch last week, Jacksonville’s Cecil Spaceport is planning its own commercial flights. A launch with a satellite…

First Coast Connect

2/14/2018: Cecil Spaceport; Going Green; Jacksonville WHO; MLK Oratorical Contest

Kevin Meerschaert

Wednesday on First Coast Connect we heard the latest news of what we can expect in the future at the Cecil Spaceport with director Todd Lindner (01:24).…

Business

Jacksonville Spaceport Heading Toward 2016 Target Launch Date

Jessica Palombo

An airport on the Southwest side of Jacksonville is readying itself for a different kind of flight. Cecil Spaceport has completed some of its first…

Business

Jacksonville Aviation Authority Celebrates New Jobs At Cecil Airport

Kevin Meerschaert

Local officials joined Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) administrators Monday to break ground on a new 150,000 square foot hangar for Flightstar…