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TJFA Diego Jimenez Torres Airport
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: X95
Lat/Long: 18-18-28.8350N / 065-39-42.5810W
18-18.480583N / 065-39.709683W
18.3080097 / -65.6618281
(estimated)
Elevation: 64 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation: 11W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of FAJARDO, PR
Time zone: UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 00738

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1980
Sectional chart: PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SAN JUAN CENTER
FSS: SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SJU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1830
Pattern altitude: 1264 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, FEE FOR ACFT 7500 LBS AND OVER.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SJUr125/20.4SAN JUAN VORTAC114.0011W
STTr275/36.4ST THOMAS VOR/DME108.6010W

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3600 x 75 ft. / 1097 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear34 ft. tree, 850 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
ALSO PLINE +40', 1400' FROM RWY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH.
GPO BOX 362829
SAN JUAN, PR 00936-2829
Phone 787-863-1011
Manager: LESLY LOPEZ
GPO BOX 1206 PUERTO REAL
FAJARDO, PR 00738
Phone 787-863-1011

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 39/day *
90% air taxi
8% transient general aviation
3% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 16 March 1998

Additional Remarks

TFC DEPG RY 26 MAKE LEFT TURN DUE TO TERRAIN.
3300 FT BY 60 FT DRAG STRIP LCTD 400 FT N OF AND PARALLEL TO RY 07/25 AND MKD WITH A YELLOW X ON EACH END MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR THE RY.
AVGAS UNAVBL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TJFA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

TJVQ - Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (14 nm SE)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (21 nm W)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (26 nm W)
TIST - Cyril E King Airport (39 nm E)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (54 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo of TJFA (Diego Jimenez Torres Airport)
Photo taken 25-Jul-2006
looking east right down runway 08

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From to TJFA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1910:19
Sunrise06:4210:42
Sunset17:4521:45
Evening civil twilight18:0922:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Dec-2009 01:42:53
Local (UTC-4)  06-Dec-2009 21:42:53
 
METAR
TAF
TJSJ 
22nm W 
062331Z 0700/0724 11005KT P6SM SCT030 FM070800 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT028 TEMPO 0710/0714 -SHRA SCT026 BKN035 FM071500 09005KT P6SM SCT030
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Diego Jimenez Torres Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Diego Jimenez Torres Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Diego Jimenez Torres Airport

Miles Price ($)
EL CONQUISTADOR RESORT - WALDORF ASTORIA COLLECTION 1.7 149-1121
LAS CASITAS VILLAGE 1.7 227-1091
PASSION FRUIT BED AND BREAKFAST 1.9 132-162
CEIBA COUNTRY INN 2.6 75-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Diego Jimenez Torres Airport

2 in Fajardo
3 in Rio Grande
1 in Esperanza
 

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