FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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: | 24 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS OR UNSKED ACFT MORE THAN 65000 LBS GWT OR WINGSPAN GTR THAN 79 FT - AMGR. |
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 |
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: | PCN 74 /R/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 85.0 | Double wheel: | 120.0 | Double tandem: | 247.0 | Dual double tandem: | 461.0 |
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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: | PCN 65 /F/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 85.0 | Double wheel: | 120.0 | Double tandem: | 250.0 | Dual double tandem: | 437.0 |
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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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 152 | Single engine airplanes: | | 109 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | Jet airplanes: | | 27 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 335/day * | 23% | local general aviation | 23% | transient general aviation | 22% | commercial | 21% | military | 12% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
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. |
- | 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (310KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (280KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (253KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (276KB) |
LOC RWY 26 | |
download (263KB) |
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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
Sunset | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Mar-2023 10:54:04 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Mar-2023 05:54:04 |
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METAR |
KPNS | 300953Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01170072
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KNPA 10nm SW | 300956Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00940078 $
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KNDZ 16nm NE | 300956Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00780044 $
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KNSE 17nm NE | 300956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00610056 $
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TAF |
KPNS | 300520Z 3006/3106 06005KT P6SM SKC FM301500 08006KT P6SM SKC FM301800 12008KT P6SM SKC
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KNPA 10nm SW | 3007/3107 05006KT 9999 FEW100 FEW250 QNH3015INS BECMG 3014/3016 09010G16KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH3017INS BECMG 3018/3020 13010G16KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH3013INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 3007 TIL 3011 TX24/3020Z TN10/3012Z FN00193
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KNSE 17nm NE | 3007/3107 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 FEW250 QNH3016INS BECMG 3017/3019 14008KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH3017INS BECMG 3102/3104 VRB06KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH3014INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 3007 TIL 3011 TX25/3020Z TN08/3012Z FN00193
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