▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁International ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Association ▁( I ATA ) ▁air port ▁code . ▁ ▁The ▁run way ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁the ▁Sk id ▁St rip ▁because ▁SM - 6 2 ▁Sn ark ▁cru ise ▁miss iles ▁( which ▁lack ed ▁whe els ) ▁returning ▁from ▁test ▁fl ights ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁sk id ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 3 3 ▁C arg om aster ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁visitor , ▁carrying ▁modified ▁Atlas ▁and ▁T itan ▁miss iles , ▁used ▁as ▁launch ▁vehicles ▁for ▁cre wed ▁and ▁un cre wed ▁space ▁programs ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Moon ▁land ings . ▁ ▁The ▁Sk id ▁St rip ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁NASA ' s ▁P reg nant ▁Gu ppy ▁and ▁Super ▁Gu ppy ▁transport ▁aircraft ▁carrying ▁the ▁S - IV B ▁upper ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁Sat urn ▁IB ▁and ▁Sat urn ▁V ▁rock ets ▁used ▁in ▁Apol lo ▁program . ▁ ▁Today , ▁it ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁used ▁by ▁US AF ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁Her cules , ▁C - 1 7 ▁G lob em aster ▁III ▁and ▁C - 5 ▁Gal axy ▁aircraft ▁transport ing ▁satellite ▁pay loads ▁to ▁CC AF S ▁for ▁m ating ▁with ▁launch ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁The ▁CC AF S ▁Sk id ▁St rip ▁is ▁sometimes ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁NASA ▁Sh utt le ▁Land ing ▁Fac ility , ▁but ▁that ▁run