FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VQS |
| Lat/Long: | 18-08-05.3200N 065-29-37.0200W
18-08.088667N 065-29.617000W
18.1348111,-65.4936167
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
RTG BCN OTS INDEF. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LDG FEE FOR ALL ACFT. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM MONITORED DURING ATTND. HRS.
- 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
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 076 true | | 270 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 207 ft.
DSPLCD THLD MARKED AT 207 FT. NO THLD LIGHTS. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:3405 | | TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:3405 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 09 PAPI BYD 9 DEGS R OF RCL UNUSABLE. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline
15 FT. TREES, 0-199 FT. DSTC, 130 FT. L. | | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline
15 FT. TREES, 0-199 FT. DSTC, 145 FT. R, 138 FT. R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH
HC 1 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9243
Phone 787-729-8715
EXT 5300 |
| Manager: | RAMN RODRGUEZ VZQUEZ
ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT, HC 1 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9243
Phone 787-729-8715
AFTR HRS PH 787-439-5941. |
Additional Remarks
| - | CLSD TO SKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS AND UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| - | PPR FOR OTHER B-III ACFT & MAX WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT, CTC AMGR. |
| - | RISING TERRAIN SOUTH. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SAN JUAN CERAP AT 787-253-8664/8665 |
| - | RWY 9 DAY LANDING LENGTH 4094, NIGHT LANDING 3405. |
| - | ACFT NOT VISIBLE FROM OPPOSITE RWY END. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (197KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| VEDAS FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (150KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (382KB) |
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 (40 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (62 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 21:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 22:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 03:03:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jan-2026 23:03:06 |
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| METAR |
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TJNR
11nm NW | 050253Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02330217 50003 $
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TJRV
11nm NW | 050155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP152 T02260217
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| TAF |
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TJRV
11nm NW | 050100Z 0501/0607 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 QNH2991INS BECMG 0516/0517 14009KT 9999 VCSH FEW030 SCT050 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0517/0521 14010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BKN025 BECMG 0523/0600 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2993INS TX29/0517Z TN20/0511Z
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| NOTAMs |
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