FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BQN |
| Lat/Long: | 18-29-41.5000N / 067-07-46.0000W
18-29.691667N / 067-07.766667W
18.4948611 / -67.1294444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 237 ft. / 72.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of AGUADILLA, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00603 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJBQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1237 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT REIL RY 08 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR OTHER THAN HOME BASED ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.95 |
| UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| AGUADILLA GROUND: | 120.875 [0700-2100.] |
| AGUADILLA TOWER: | 124.95 [0700-2100.] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.35 269.35 |
| EMERG: | 243.0 |
| OPNS: | 345.0 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 124.35/269.35 (BORIQUEN RCAG).
- OTHER UHF AND HF/USB FREQS AVBL ON REQUEST
- WHEN ATCT CLSD, CD PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 124.35/269.35.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BQNr271/1.2 | | BORINQUEN VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 10W |
| MAZr015/14.4 | | MAYAGUEZ VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A1 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 11702 x 200 ft. / 3567 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 155.0 | | Double wheel: | 235.0 | | Double tandem: | 455.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 18-29.398968N | | 18-29.983123N |
| Longitude: | 067-08.732407W | | 067-06.800768W |
| Elevation: | 237.2 ft. | | 193.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 072 true | | 262 magnetic, 252 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:11700 TODA:11700 ASDA:11700 LDA:11311 | | TORA:11700 TODA:11700 ASDA:11311 LDA:11311 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL RY 08 OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH
PO BOX 250466
AGUADILLA, PR 00604-0466
Phone 787-891-2286 |
| Manager: | GONZALO GONZALEZ
BOX 250466
AGUADILLA, PR 00604-0466
Phone 787-890-6075 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 78 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Military aircraft: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 85/day * | | 41% | local general aviation | | 39% | military | | 17% | commercial | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO PARKING IN C AREA INDEFLY. |
| - | US CUSTONS; (787) 882-3556; US DA; (787) 882-3315; US IMM; (787) 882-3576. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT FOR ALL 'HEAVY' ACFT; CTC AMGR (787) 891-2286. |
| - | TWYS E, F & G CLSD TO ALL TRAFFIC INDEFLY EXCEPT PPR, CALL 787-891-2286 OR 787-890-6055. |
| - | OBSTN LGT ON TOWER NW OF ARPT OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS NOT ALLOWED. |
| - | FOR CUSTOMS SVC CALL 787-831-3342. |
| - | FOR IMMIGRATION SVC CALL 787-882-3576. |
| - | FOR USDA SVC CALL 787-882-3315. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TJMZ - Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport (14 nm S)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (44 nm SE)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (59 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (64 nm E)
TJVQ - Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (96 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:05 | | 23:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 20:53:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 16:53:45 |
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| METAR |
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| TJBQ | 251950Z 17003KT 10SM BKN030 26/21 A3005
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| TAF |
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| TJBQ | 251911Z 251918 05015KT P6SM FEW030 TEMPO 1921 15011G15KT 5SM SHRA BKN015CB BKN030 OVC050 FM2300 09008KT P6SM SCT025 FM0300 12004KT P6SM SKC FM1300 07015KT P6SM FEW040 FM1700 07015G22KT P6SM SCT020CB BKN050
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