FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSE |
| Lat/Long: | 18-00-31.6000N 066-33-52.3000W
18-00.526667N 066-33.871667W
18.0087778,-66.5645278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 36.7 ft. / 11.2 m (surveyed) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJPS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | HIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT HIRL RWY 12/30 AND REIL RWY 12 AFTER 2200 - UNICOM 122.70. PAPI RWY 30 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.4 (787-843-0444) |
- 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 |
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| MAZr124/36.6 | | MAYAGUEZ VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DORADO | | 208/28.9 | | 391 | | 11W | | DDP | -.. -.. .--. |
| MAYAGUEZ | | 124/36.6 | | 254 | | 10W | | MAZ | -- .- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 8002 x 150 ft. / 2439 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
RWY 30, LAST 1100 FT NOT GROOVED. |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 18-00.730185N | | 18-00.323333N |
| Longitude: | 066-34.528405W | | 066-33.213667W |
| Elevation: | 36.5 ft. | | 27.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 108 true | | 299 magnetic, 288 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1879 ft. | | 247 ft. |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 295 ft. pline, lighted, 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 787-729-8715 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM FEBLES
P.O. BOX 670
MERCEDITA, PR 00715
Phone 787-729-8715
EXT 5100 OR 5101 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-12/30 | PCR VALUE: 400/F/C/X/T |
| - | CUSTOMS AVAILABLE 1200Z TO 2100Z MON-FRI. |
| - | FOR CD IF FREQ ARE OTS CTC SAN JUAN CERAP AT 787-253-8664/8665. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (350KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (392KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| WLFRD TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (318KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (324KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TJMZ - Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport (36 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (38 nm NE)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (41 nm NE)
TJBQ - Rafael Hernandez Airport (43 nm NW)
TJVQ - Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (62 nm E)
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Times for 02-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 21:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 22:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2025 20:09:04 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 02-Dec-2025 16:09:04 |
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| METAR |
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| TJPS | 021955Z AUTO 32003KT 9SM FEW034 OVC042 27/23 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
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| TAF |
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| TJPS | 021738Z 0218/0318 22010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 TEMPO 0218/0222 4SM -TSRA SCT020CB BKN050 FM022300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 SCT080 FM031400 11010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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