FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PNS |
| Lat/Long: | 30-28-24.3000N 087-11-11.8000W
30-28.405000N 087-11.196667W
30.4734167,-87.1866111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 120.9 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of PENSACOLA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 32504 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | OVHD 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 17; TDZ RWY 17; HIRL RWY 17/35, 08/26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24HRS IN ADVN FOR UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS OR FOR ANY UNSKED ACFT EXCEEDING 65,000LBS GWT AND/OR WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT, ANY TILT-ROTOR ACFT AND/OR HELS WITH A ROTOR DIAMETER GREATER THAN 79 FT CALL (850) 436-5000. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
FLT NTFN SVC (ADCUS) AVBL. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 121.25 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.25 (850-436-4799) |
| PENSACOLA GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0530-2300] |
| PENSACOLA TOWER: | 119.9 257.8 [0530-2300] |
| PENSACOLA APPROACH: | 360.725 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 124.05 132.1 |
| PENSACOLA DEPARTURE: | 360.725 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 125.35 124.05 132.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.725 256.875 348.6 348.6 |
| PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 348.6 |
| CLASS C: | 118.6 ;251-339 119.0 ;340-159 120.65 ;160-250 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| IC: | 119.0 ;340-159 |
| WX ASOS at NDZ (16 nm NE): | PHONE 850-623-7210 |
| WX ASOS at NSE (17 nm NE): | PHONE 850-623-7241 |
- TA35 LLWAS UNMON 2300-0530.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| NUNr088/(7.7) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 112.25 | | 01E |
| CEWr228/33.7 | | CRESTVIEW VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 03E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 7004 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 250.0 | | Double tandem: | 550.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 1058.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-28.974538N | | 30-27.848855N |
| Longitude: | 087-11.439362W | | 087-11.139113W |
| Elevation: | 120.9 ft. | | 102.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 167 true | | 349 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. pline, 4390 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear
4275 FT TWR 900 FT L EL 204. | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 250.0 | | Double tandem: | 550.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 1120.0, FDOT AVN OFC STATEWIDE PCR DVLPMT PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2024. |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 30-28.280053N | | 30-28.518790N |
| Longitude: | 087-11.756288W | | 087-10.451995W |
| Elevation: | 97.1 ft. | | 113.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 078 true | | 260 magnetic, 258 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. trees, 1365 ft. from runway, 410 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
405 FT TREES R OF CNTRLN 200 FT BFR AER. | | 43 ft. trees, 1690 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PENSACOLA
2430 AIRPORT BLVD SUITE 225
PENSACOLA, FL 32504
Phone 850-436-5000 |
| Manager: | MATT COUGHLIN, C.M.
2430 AIRPORT BLVD SUITE 225
PENSACOLA, FL 32504
Phone 850-436-5000 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-17/35 | PCR VALUE: 930/R/B/W/T |
| A39-08/26 | PCR VALUE: 780/F/A/X/T |
| A30A-08 | PREFERRED DEP RWY. |
| A30A-26 | BLACK HOLE ILLUSION EXISTS DURG NGT APCH. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWY C SOUTH OF RWY 8/26, C1, C2, TWY D EAST OF RWY 17/35, D1, D2, D3, D4, & D5 ARE 35 FT WIDE; CLSD TO ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN MORE THAN 79 FT. |
| - | RUN-UP PAD FOR PISTON ACFT LCTD ON TWY D BTWN D1 & C; FACE NOSE OF ACFT S; OTR ACFT RUN-UP INFO - AMGR. |
| - | CTN: RWY 08 APCHS MAY MISTAKE SAUFLEY FIELD NOLF LCTD 7 MI W FOR PNS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885. |
| - | NEW APRON SOUTH OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) TEMPORARILY CLSD EXC FOR ACFT BEING PROCESSED BY CBP. |
| - | TBJT WITH MAX TKOF WT OVR 75000 LBS EXCT STD NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROFILE IAW FAA AC 91-53. |
| - | FIXED WING VFR DEP PROCD TO ARPT BDRY BFR TURNING UNLESS DRCTD BY ATC. |
| - | HEL LNDG - PENSACOLA AVIATION 850-434-0636; HEL PRKG LCTD S OF GEN AVN PRKG RAMP BTW TWY C1 & C2 ON CONC PADS. |
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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (310KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (276KB) |
| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 | |
download (226KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (124KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (10 nm SW)
2R4 - Peter Prince Field Airport (14 nm NE)
KNDZ - Whiting Field Naval Air Station South (16 nm NE)
KNSE - Whiting Field Naval Air Station North (17 nm NE)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (26 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 05-May-2011
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Aug-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Aug-2025 22:13:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Aug-2025 17:13:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KPNS | 282153Z 33008KT 10SM SCT055 31/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03110189
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KNPA
10nm SW | 282156Z 21007KT 10SM SCT060 SCT100 BKN250 30/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03000194
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KNDZ
16nm NE | 282156Z 33005KT 10SM SCT050 SCT100 BKN250 30/18 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03000178 $
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KNSE
17nm NE | 282156Z 33006KT 10SM FEW050 SCT100 BKN250 29/19 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02940194 $
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| TAF |
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| KPNS | 281723Z 2818/2918 32006KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM290100 33004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 PROB30 2911/2914 5SM SHRA BR BKN015 FM291400 02006KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 2914/2918 5SM -TSRA BR BKN009CB
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KNPA
10nm SW | 2815/2915 06007KT 9999 FEW100 FEW250 QNH3004INS FM281900 VRB05KT 9999 SCT100 SCT250 QNH2999INS FM290600 02005KT 9999 SCT100 BKN250 QNH2998INS FM291000 02007KT 9000 -RA VCTS BKN040CB OVC200 QNH2998INS TEMPO 2912/2915 VRB15G25KT 4800 TSRA OVC030CB TX31/2820Z TN20/2911Z FN20033
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KNSE
17nm NE | 2815/2915 01006KT 9999 FEW100 FEW250 QNH3006INS FM281900 35007KT 9999 FEW070 SCT100 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 2823/2901 VRB05KT 9999 SCT050 SCT100 BKN200 BKN280 QNH3002INS TEMPO 2903/2907 BKN040 BKN100 FM290700 02006KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN040 BKN100 BKN250 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2911/2915 VRB12G20KT 4800 SHRA SCT008 BKN035CB OVC080 TX31/2819Z TN21/2910Z FN20071
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