FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSE |
| Lat/Long: | 18-00-29.9000N / 066-33-46.9000W
18-00.498333N / 066-33.781667W
18.0083056 / -66.5630278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 26 ft. / 7.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of PONCE, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00715 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJPS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
PAPI RY 30 AND REIL RYS 12 & 30 OPER CONT AND HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30 AND REIL RYS 12 & 30 AFTER 2200 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR OTHER THAN HOME BASED ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR INDEX C & ABOVE UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 787-842-6292. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 118.75/269.0 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
- CLNC DEL PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQ 121.9.
- ATCT CLSD INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSEr301/2.7 | | PONCE VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 10W |
| MAZr124/36.7 | | MAYAGUEZ VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DORADO | | 208/28.9 | | 391 | | 11W | | DDP | -.. -.. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A1
JET A1 AVBL 24 HRS.
AVGAS 100/130 SVC AVBL FM 0600-1730 LOCAL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6904 x 150 ft. / 2104 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 85.0 | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 285.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 18-00.674270N | | 18-00.323218N |
| Longitude: | 066-34.348050W | | 066-33.213675W |
| Elevation: | 25.5 ft. | | 23.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 108 true | | 299 magnetic, 288 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 789 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6277 LDA:5488 | | TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6904 LDA:6677 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 295 ft. pline, marked, 4155 ft. from runway, 800 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 41 ft. trees, 1570 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORT AUTH
PO BOX 2829
SAN JUAN, PR 00936
Phone 787-791-0054 |
| Manager: | JOSE IRIZARRY
MERCEDITA ARPT BOX 323
MERCEDITA, PR 00715
Phone 787-842-6292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 28% | air taxi | | 12% | commercial | | 4% | military | | 1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CUSTOMS AVAILABLE 1200Z TO 2100Z MON-FRI. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (533KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (609KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (587KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TJMZ - Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport (37 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (38 nm NE)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (41 nm NE)
TJBQ - Rafael Hernandez Airport (44 nm NW)
TJVQ - Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (61 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 10:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 22:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 08:27:12 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Nov-2009 04:27:12 |
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| METAR |
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| TJPS | 080650Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 22/21 A2987
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| TAF |
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| TJPS | 080540Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 12008KT P6SM FEW025 FM081700 15011KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN060 FM082300 06005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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