FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VQS |
| Lat/Long: | 18-08-05.3200N / 065-29-37.0200W
18-08.088667N / 065-29.617000W
18.1348111 / -65.4936167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00765 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJSJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 7500 LBS GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM MONITORED 0600-1830.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 128.65/279.6 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| STTr254/29.8 | | ST THOMAS VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 10W |
| SJUr134/33.9 | | SAN JUAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | GRADIENT 0.54% DOWN NE.
GRADIENT 0.54% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 18-08.007000N | | 18-08.170333N |
| Longitude: | 065-29.978667W | | 065-29.255333W |
| Elevation: | 48.8 ft. | | 25.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 076 true | | 270 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 896 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI RY 9 OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
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 787-791-0054 |
| Manager: | DOMINGO RIVERA
P O BOX 1530
ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR 00765
Phone 787-741-8358
OR 787-741-0515. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 101/day * | | 91% | air taxi | | 7% | transient general aviation | | 2% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CLSD TO UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR 787-741-8358. |
| - | PPR FOR OTHER B-III AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND LTD TO A WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT. |
| - | PAEW RY 09/27. |
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 09 | |
download (199KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| VEDAS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (133KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TIST - Cyril E King Airport (32 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (34 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (39 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (61 nm W)
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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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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 09:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 23:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 22:28:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 18:28:02 |
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| TAF |
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TIST
31nm E | 171720Z 171818 14009KT P6SM FEW070 FM2230 09007KT P6SM FEW025 FM1500 14012KT P6SM FEW040
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TJSJ
35nm NW | 171911Z 171918 VRB04KT P6SM -RA FEW040 SCT060 FM2130 09008KT P6SM FEW025 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 FM1500 08012KT P6SM SCT030
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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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