FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSE |
| Lat/Long: | 18-00-29.9000N / 066-33-46.8000W 18-00.498333N / 066-33.780000W 18.0083056 / -66.5630000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 28.8 ft. / 8.8 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 |
| 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-2200. 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) 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
- 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 | -.. -.. .--. |
| MAYAGUEZ | | 124/36.7 | | 254 | | 10W | | MAZ | -- .- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A1 JET A1 AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6900 x 150 ft. / 2103 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 18-00.674140N | | 18-00.323237N |
| Longitude: | 066-34.347378W | | 066-33.213682W |
| Elevation: | 28.4 ft. | | 27.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 108 true | | 299 magnetic, 288 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 781 ft. | | 248 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6900 TODA:6900 ASDA:6277 LDA:6119 | | TORA:6900 TODA:6900 ASDA:6900 LDA:6652 |
| 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 RIOLLANO MERCEDITA ARPT BOX 323 MERCEDITA, PR 00715 Phone 787-842-6292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 22% | commercial | | 9% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2012 | |
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 17 October 2013 at 0901Z and 14 November 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (374KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (453KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 22:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 22:25 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 01:26:12 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 21:26:12 |
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| METAR |
| TJPS | 162250Z 05005KT 10SM FEW030 27/23 A2990
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| TAF |
| TJPS | 161727Z 1618/1718 14010KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 FM162230 05005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT070 FM171500 13012KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060 AMD NOT SKED TIL 170300
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