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Mercedita Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2010-02-11 0901Z
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Location Information
Coordinates: 18°0'29.90"N / 66°33'46.90"W
Located 03 miles E of Ponce, Puerto Rico on 274 acres of land.
Estimated Elevation is 29 feet MSL.
Magnetic Variation from 1985 is 11° West
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:April 1948
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:Clear-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule: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.
A.R.T.C.C.:SAN JUAN
F.S.S.:SAN JUAN
NOTAMs Facility:TJPS (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
Landing Fee:Yes
FEE FOR OTHER THAN HOME BASED ACFT.
ARFF Cert:I B S 07/1973
PPR 24 HRS FOR INDEX C & ABOVE UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 787-842-6292.
Customs:Customs Landing Rights
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:ALL/ALL/0600-2000
Airport Communications
UNICOM:122.700
CTAF:122.700
ATIS at SIG (37.8 NE):120.4
ASOS at SJU (41.2 NE): 787-791-6200
D-ATIS at SJU (41.2 NE):125.8
    Remarks:
  • 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 Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD PSE PONCE 109.00 300°2.7
VOD MAZ MAYAGUEZ 110.60 123°36.7
VOT SJU SAN JUAN 114.00 242°41.9
VOT BQN BORINQUEN 113.50 143°42.7
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT DDP DORADO 391 208°28.8
VOT SJ PATTY 330 239°36.1
VOT PCA PUNTA CANA 425 118°108.5
Runway 12/30
Dimensions:6904 x 150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-85, D-190, ST-285
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 12Runway 30
Coordinates:18°0'40.46"N / 66°34'20.88"W18°0'19.39"N / 66°33'12.82"W
Elevation: 25.5 23.7
Gradient: 0.1 0.1
Traffic Pattern: Right
Runway Heading: 119° Magnetic, 108° True 299° Magnetic, 288° True
Displaced Threshold: 789 Feet 227 Feet
Declared Distances: TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6277 LDA:5488 TORA:6904 TODA:6904 ASDA:6904 LDA:6677
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4R (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Obstacles: 295 ft Power Line 4155 ft from runway, 800 ft left of center
APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
41 ft Trees 1570 ft from runway, 75 ft left of center
Services Available
Fuel:100 (green), Jet A-1
JET A1 AVBL 24 HRS.
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MINOR
Engine Repair:MINOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:CROP DUSTING SERVICES,CARGO HANDLING SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,GLIDER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,GLIDER TOWING SERVICES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:PUERTO RICO PORT AUTH
PO BOX 2829
SAN JUAN, PR 00936
787-791-0054
Manager:JOSE IRIZARRY
MERCEDITA ARPT BOX 323
MERCEDITA, PR 00715
787-842-6292
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:19 Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2009-08-14
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:6 Annual Commercial Operations:1386
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Commuter Operations:none
Helicopters Based on Field:8 Annual Air Taxi Operations:3192
Military Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Military Operations:479
Gliders Based on Field:none Annual GA Local Operations:6070
Ultralights Based on Field:none Annual GA Itinerant Operations:113
Other Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • CUSTOMS AVAILABLE 1200Z TO 2100Z MON-FRI.
  • AVGAS 100/130 SVC AVBL FM 0600-1730 LOCAL.
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