METAR & TAF TJPS
Current METAR
Observed 18:15Z
TJPS 021815Z AUTO 14018G25KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2995
- Wind
- 140° @ 18G25 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 31°C / 23°C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,928 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM E
- VFR sectional
- PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS
- ARTCC
- ZSU · SAN JUAN
- NOTAM facility
- TJPS (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- WILLIAM FEBLES
- Phone
- 787-729-8715
- Address
- P.O. BOX 670, MERCEDITA PR 00715
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SJU
- SAN JUAN1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 12
RIGHT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295', pline, 4155' from thr, 800' R of cntrln, slope 13 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | — | 41', trees, 1570' from thr, 75' R of cntrln, slope 33 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Minor
- Power plant repair
- Minor
- Other services
- AGRI,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,TOW
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Customs available from 1200 Zulu to 2100 Zulu Monday through Friday.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery if frequencies are out of service, contact San Juan CERAP at 787-253-8664 or 787-253-8665.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- High intensity runway lights for runway 12/30 are preset to medium intensity from dusk to 2200. To increase intensity and activate high intensity runway lights for runway 12/30 and runway end identifier lights for runway 12 after 2200, use UNICOM frequency 122.70. Precision approach path indicator for runway 30 operates continuously.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 12/30Pavement classification rating value is 400/F/C/X/T.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 12Approach slope ratio is 16 to 1 to displaced threshold.Show FAA
Other notes
- Prior permission required 24 hours in advance for Index C and above unscheduled aircraft operations with more than 30 passenger seats. Call the airport manager at 787-842-6292.Show FAA
- There is a landing fee for aircraft other than home based aircraft.Show FAA
- MANAGERContact the airport manager at extension 5100 or 5101.Show FAA
- 12/30Runway 30, last 1100 feet not grooved.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · TJPS
Answer card- ICAO
- TJPS
- Name
- MERCEDITA
- Location
- PONCE, PUERTO RICO
- Elevation
- 36.7 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,036.7 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 12/30 · 8,002 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 140° at 18 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 12
Mercedita sits in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Field elevation is 36.7 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 12/30 is 8,002 ft long on asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.7. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current Chart Supplement or local procedures say otherwise. That puts the light aircraft pattern near 1,037 ft MSL based on field elevation, but verify before flight if you need an exact published value. The runway lighting note matters here. Runway 12/30 lights sit at medium intensity from dusk to 2200. After 2200, use UNICOM 122.70 to raise the intensity and activate the runway end identifier lights for runway 12. The PAPI for runway 30 operates continuously.
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts, so call the airport operator or the field directly before arrival if you need ground support or fuel status. The published remarks also note a landing fee for aircraft other than home based aircraft. There is a prior permission requirement for Index C and above unscheduled aircraft operations with more than 30 passenger seats. Customs is available from 1200Z to 2100Z Monday through Friday. Runway 30 has the last 1,100 ft not grooved. The pavement rating is 400/F/C/X/T. For clearance delivery if frequencies are out of service, contact San Juan CERAP.