FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | PNS |
Lat/Long: | 30-28-24.3000N 087-11-11.8000W 30-28.405000N 087-11.196667W 30.4734167,-87.1866111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 120.9 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (2010) |
From city: | 3 miles NE of PENSACOLA, FL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 32504 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | PNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Pattern altitude: | OVHD 1500 FT. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 17; TDZ RWY 17; HIRL RWY 17/35, 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
Airline operations: | PPR 24HRS IN ADVN FOR UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS OR FOR ANY UNSKED ACFT EXCEEDING 65,000LBS GWT AND/OR WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT, ANY TILT-ROTOR ACFT AND/OR HELS WITH A ROTOR DIAMETER GREATER THAN 79 FT CALL (850) 436-5000. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport FLT NTFN SVC (ADCUS) AVBL. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.9 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 121.25 |
WX ASOS: | 121.25 (850-436-4799) |
PENSACOLA GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0530-2300] |
PENSACOLA TOWER: | 119.9 257.8 [0530-2300] |
PENSACOLA APPROACH: | 360.725 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 124.05 132.1 |
PENSACOLA DEPARTURE: | 360.725 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 125.35 124.05 132.1 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.725 256.875 348.6 348.6 |
PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 348.6 |
CLASS C: | 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 120.65 ;160-250 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
IC: | 119.0 ;340-159 |
WX ASOS at NDZ (16 nm NE): | PHONE 850-623-7210 |
WX ASOS at NSE (17 nm NE): | PHONE 850-623-7241 |
- TA35 LLWAS UNMON 2300-0530.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
NUNr088/(7.7) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 112.25 | | 01E |
CEWr228/33.7 | | CRESTVIEW VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 03E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 7004 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 250.0 | Double tandem: | 550.0 | Dual double tandem: | 1058.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 30-28.974538N | | 30-27.848855N |
Longitude: | 087-11.439362W | | 087-11.139113W |
Elevation: | 120.9 ft. | | 102.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 167 true | | 349 magnetic, 347 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | touchdown | | touchdown |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 86 ft. pline, 4390 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear 4275 FT TWR 900 FT L EL 204. | | none |
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 7000 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 250.0 | Double tandem: | 550.0 | Dual double tandem: | 1120.0, FDOT AVN OFC STATEWIDE PCR DVLPMT PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2024. |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 30-28.280053N | | 30-28.518790N |
Longitude: | 087-11.756288W | | 087-10.451995W |
Elevation: | 97.1 ft. | | 113.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 078 true | | 260 magnetic, 258 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 29 ft. trees, 1365 ft. from runway, 410 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear 405 FT TREES R OF CNTRLN 200 FT BFR AER. | | 43 ft. trees, 1690 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF PENSACOLA 2430 AIRPORT BLVD SUITE 225 PENSACOLA, FL 32504 Phone 850-436-5000 |
Manager: | MATT COUGHLIN, C.M. 2430 AIRPORT BLVD SUITE 225 PENSACOLA, FL 32504 Phone 850-436-5000 |
Additional Remarks
A39-17/35 | PCR VALUE: 930/R/B/W/T |
A39-08/26 | PCR VALUE: 780/F/A/X/T |
A30A-08 | PREFERRED DEP RWY. |
A30A-26 | BLACK HOLE ILLUSION EXISTS DURG NGT APCH. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | TWY C SOUTH OF RWY 8/26, C1, C2, TWY D EAST OF RWY 17/35, D1, D2, D3, D4, & D5 ARE 35 FT WIDE; CLSD TO ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN MORE THAN 79 FT. |
- | RUN-UP PAD FOR PISTON ACFT LCTD ON TWY D BTWN D1 & C; FACE NOSE OF ACFT S; OTR ACFT RUN-UP INFO - AMGR. |
- | CTN: RWY 08 APCHS MAY MISTAKE SAUFLEY FIELD NOLF LCTD 7 MI W FOR PNS. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885. |
- | TBJT WITH MAX TKOF WT OVR 75000 LBS EXCT STD NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROFILE IAW FAA AC 91-53. |
- | FIXED WING VFR DEP PROCD TO ARPT BDRY BFR TURNING UNLESS DRCTD BY ATC. |
- | HEL LNDG - PENSACOLA AVIATION 850-434-0636; HEL PRKG LCTD S OF GEN AVN PRKG RAMP BTW TWY C1 & C2 ON CONC PADS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (310KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (279KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (252KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (253KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (276KB) |
LOC RWY 26 | |
download (264KB) |
VOR RWY 08 | |
download (227KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (124KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (10 nm SW)
2R4 - Peter Prince Field Airport (14 nm NE)
KNDZ - Whiting Field Naval Air Station South (16 nm NE)
KNSE - Whiting Field Naval Air Station North (17 nm NE)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (26 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 05-May-2011
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
Sunset | | 19:10 | | 00:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:34 | | 00:34 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Apr-2025 23:11:14 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-Apr-2025 18:11:14 |
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METAR |
KPNS | 062253Z 18013G25KT 8SM BKN010 BKN030 OVC035 24/23 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/2212 SLP095 T02440228
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KNPA 10nm SW | 062256Z 18014KT 6SM HZ FEW023 BKN029 OVC070 24/23 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 T2 SET T02440228 $
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KNDZ 16nm NE | 062256Z AUTO 18012G19KT 10SM SCT010 BKN014 OVC027 24/23 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02440228 $
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KNSE 17nm NE | 062256Z COR 18019G28KT 10SM BKN010 BKN023 OVC041 24/22 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 19029/2232 SLPNO T2 SET T02440222 $
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TAF |
KPNS | 062057Z 0621/0718 18018G24KT P6SM SCT009 BKN027 OVC035 TEMPO 0622/0624 2SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM070200 32009KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM070600 27012KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM071200 33008KT P6SM OVC004
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KNPA 10nm SW | 0615/0715 19020G30KT 9999 VCTS BKN005CB OVC010 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0615/0621 VRB25G60KT 2400 +TSRAGR OVC005CB BECMG 0623/0701 21015G25KT 8000 RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2975INS TEMPO 0700/0706 VRB15G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN005CB OVC014 BECMG 0706/0708 32015G20KT 8000 RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2978INS TEMPO 0708/0713 VRB15G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN005CB OVC014 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0615 TIL 0721 TX26/0618Z TN16/0713Z AMD 1545 FN00275
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KNSE 17nm NE | 0615/0715 17014G28KT 8000 BR VCTS BKN005CB OVC010 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0615/0623 VRB25G60KT 2400 +TSRAGR OVC005CB BECMG 0623/0701 21010G25KT 8000 RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2975INS TEMPO 0700/0706 VRB15G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN005CB OVC014 BECMG 0706/0708 32015G20KT 8000 RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2978INS TEMPO 0708/0713 VRB15G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN005CB OVC014 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0615 TIL 0721 TX27/0618Z TN21/0702Z AMD 1524 FN00275
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NOTAMs |
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