FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSE |
| Lat/Long: | 18-00-29.9000N / 066-33-46.9000W 18-00.498333N / 066-33.781667W 18.0083056 / -66.5630278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 29 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of PONCE, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00715 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJPS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN PAPI RY 30 AND REIL RYS 12 & 30 OPER CONT AND HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30 AND REIL RYS 12 & 30 AFTER 2200 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR OTHER THAN HOME BASED ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR INDEX C & ABOVE UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 787-842-6292. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 118.75/269.0 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
- CLNC DEL PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQ 121.9.
- ATCT CLSD INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PSEr301/2.7 | | PONCE VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 10W |
| MAZr124/36.7 | | MAYAGUEZ VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DORADO | | 208/28.9 | | 391 | | 11W | | DDP | -.. -.. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A1 JET A1 AVBL 24 HRS. AVGAS 100/130 SVC AVBL FM 0600-1730 LOCAL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6904 x 150 ft. / 2104 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 85.0 | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 285.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 18-00.674270N | | 18-00.323218N |
| Longitude: | 066-34.348050W | | 066-33.213675W |
| Elevation: | 25.5 ft. | | 23.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 108 true | | 299 magnetic, 288 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 789 ft. | | 227 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6277 LDA:5488 | | TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6904 LDA:6677 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 295 ft. pline, marked, 4155 ft. from runway, 800 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 41 ft. trees, 1570 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORT AUTH PO BOX 2829 SAN JUAN, PR 00936 Phone 787-791-0054 |
| Manager: | JOSE IRIZARRY MERCEDITA ARPT BOX 323 MERCEDITA, PR 00715 Phone 787-842-6292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 28% | air taxi | | 14% | commercial | | 8% | military | | 2% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CUSTOMS AVAILABLE 1200Z TO 2100Z MON-FRI. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (536KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (618KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (589KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TJMZ - Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport (37 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (38 nm NE)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (41 nm NE)
TJBQ - Rafael Hernandez Airport (44 nm NW)
TJVQ - Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (61 nm E)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 22:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 17:05:53 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Feb-2012 13:05:53 |
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| METAR |
| TJPS | 121550Z 16010KT 10SM FEW025 SCT050 30/21 A3002
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| TAF |
| TJPS | 121140Z 1212/1312 04005KT P6SM FEW030 FM121450 18009KT P6SM FEW040 FM122250 00000KT P6SM FEW030
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| NOTAMs |
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