Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:35 AM ET, Oct 27, KCOI is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 18 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Merritt Island Airport in Merritt Island, FL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Merritt Island, FL at a field elevation of 6 ft. KCOI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,601 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.025.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCOI 271435Z AUTO 34018KT 10SM FEW060 27/22 A3007 RMK AO2
What changed at KCOI?
Since the 1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KCOI
KCOI is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 18 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 29. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 6 ft). KCOI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOF, about 8 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 3,601 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 14 kt right |
| 11 | 3,601 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 14 kt left |
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KCOI runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 11/293,601 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCOIWind
- 11
- 11 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 11 kt headwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
Fuel at KCOI
100LL and Jet A at Merritt Island Airport: prices, FBO fees and cheaper fuel nearby now live on the KCOI fuel page.
Lowest 100LL
$7.14/ galSelf serve · Space Coast Aviation
Guaranteed price, checked Oct 23Current
1 fuel provider · Jet A from $8.45
Fuel information has moved: view KCOIfuel & FBOs for every FBO’s prices, ramp and overnight fees, cheaper 100LL nearby, price history and pilot fuel reports.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 18→18 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCOI weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KCOI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KCOI reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 59%
- 11
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KCOI's own weather station.
Wind is 51° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,601 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Fuel prices
KCOI 100LL, FBOs and fees.
100LL from
$7.14 / gal · Self serve
1 fuel provider · Guaranteed price, checked Oct 23
View fuel prices & FBOs →Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A See fuel prices →
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCOI
- IATA
- COI
- FAA LID
- COI
- City
- Merritt Island
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.3416, -80.6855
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,601 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCOF
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.025 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.975 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 47m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
9 airports+3 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
7 airports+1 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
8 airports+2 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- KARS Flyers - KARS Park , Merritt Island, FL · 7 mi
- Moonport Modelers 1 , Titusville, FL · 17 mi
- Orlando Buzzards RC Soaring Society, Inc - Fort Christmas Field , Christmas, FL · 26 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Merritt Island Airport (KCOI)
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