FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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
VASI RYS 12 & 30 AND REIL RYS 12 & 30 OPER CONT AND HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL 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. |
| 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:6900 TODA:6900 ASDA:6273 LDA:5426 | | TORA:6900 TODA:6900 ASDA:6900 LDA:6723 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.28 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFLY | | 4-box VASI 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: | LELIS SUAREZ BADILLO
MERCEDITA ARPT BOX 323
MERCEDITA, PR 00715
Phone 787-842-6292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | 11% | commercial | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70 1 | AVGAS 100/130 SVC AVBL FM 0600-2030L. |
| - | WX NOT AVBL 1200-1800 DLY. |
| - | CUSTOMS NOT AVBL. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (555KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (612KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (589KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 22:27:01 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 18:27:01 |
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| METAR |
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| TJPS | 172150Z 16006KT 10SM FEW030 BKN060 29/22 A2993 DSNT SHRA NW-N
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| TAF |
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| TJPS | 171720Z 171818 21008KT P6SM FEW040 FM2230 10005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 FM1500 15012KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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