TJPS
Airport
Mercedita
Ponce, Puerto Rico

FAA NFDC Information 28-day cycle

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:PSE / TJPS
Lat/Lng:18.008777777777777, -66.56452777777777
18-00-31.6000N, 066-33-52.3000W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 10/07/2025
Elevation:36 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 10/07/2025
Magnetic Variation:11W,(1985), [-13W (2026)]
Sectional:PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
From City:3nm E of Ponce

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:04/1948
Attended:Continuous
Control Tower:no
Airspace Class:E
ARTCC:San Juan(ZSU)San Juan Center
FSS:San Juan FSS(SJU)
NOTAMs and Weather:TJPSNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:HIRL Runway 12/30 Preset Medium Intensity Dusk-2200; to Increase Intensity & Activate HIRL Runway 12/30 and REIL Runway 12 After 2200 - Unicom 122.70. PAPI Runway 30 Operate Continuously.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee:yes
Fee for Other than Home Based Aircraft.
ARFF:I B S 07/1973
Prior Permission 24 Hours for Index C & Above Unscheduled Air Carrier Operations with More than 30 Passenger Seats Call Airport Manager 787-842-6292.

Communications

CTAF:122.700
UNICOM:122.700
Weather:AWOS-3PT 787-843-0444 118.4

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair:Minor
Powerplant Repair:Minor
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services:Crop Dusting, Cargo handling, Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Glider Towing

Ownership

Owner:Puerto Rico Port Auth
Po Box 2829
San Juan, Pr 00936
787-729-8715
Manager:William Febles
P.O. Box 670
Mercedita, Pr 00715
787-729-8715
Ext 5100 or 5101

Runways

Runways:12/30

Runway 12/30

Length:8002 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 10/07/2025
Width:150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Fair Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Runway 30, Last 1100 ft not Grooved.
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 400/F/C/X/T
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 12 End 30
True Alignment:108,(095 Magnetic)288,(275 Magnetic)
Right Hand Pattern:Yes 
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Good ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:1879'247'
Elevation at End:36.5' MSL27.1' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold:26.1' MSL26.7' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:28.7' MSL27.0' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 53' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 4-light PAPI on right side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:PowerlineTrees
Object Marking:Lighted 
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Other than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mileOther than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile
Object Clearance Slope:13:1
Approach Ratio 16:1 to Displaced Threshold.
33:1
Object Height:295' AGL41' AGL
Object Distance:4155' Along centerline
800' Left of centerline
1570' Along centerline
75' Left of centerline

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Customs Available 1200Z to 2100Z Mon-Fri.
for Cd If Frequency are out of Service Contact San Juan Cerap at 787-253-8664/8665.

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