Rafael Hernandez Airport
BQN · TJBQ · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · --Puerto Rico County · map
Rafael Hernandez Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 238 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 11,702 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1).
Weather right now TJBQ · observed 3:50 pm AST (19:50 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (090°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 8 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 3,200 feet
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:40 pm AST (17:40 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm AST (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm AST (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 2:00 pm AST (18:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm AST (22:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), overcast at 5,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 7:50 pm AST (23:50 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am AST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR TJBQ 061950Z 09012KT 8SM FEW023 SCT032 30/25 A2988 RMK LTG DSNT S AND SW
TAF TJBQ 061740Z 0618/0718 08015KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 TEMPO 0618/0622 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC050 FM062350 11005KT P6SM SKC FM071400 09011KT P6SM FEW040 FM071700 06015KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN035 AMD NOT SKED 0702/0711
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BQN · ICAO TJBQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 238 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · sunday through saturday 1100-0100z and other times by notam.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 11,702 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 389 ft, 11,313 ft available for landing, trees 47 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, 11,313 ft available for landing, trees 52 ft high 2,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.95 | Aguadilla |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Bqn and aWOS-3PT | 118.325 | Aguadilla |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 120.875 | Aguadilla |
| Borinquen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.35 | Aguadilla |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 787-997-0715.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Aguadilla from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico: 9 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Puerto Rico.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway cntr sxn 80' wide in good condition, outer edges failed.
- Runway partially asphalt and concrete.
- Maintenance engine run prohibited between 2100 to 0600 local time daily, except from Saturday to Sunday from 2100 to 800 local time.
- Touch and go landings prohibited from 2200 to 0600 local time daily.
- Taxiway a between taxiway B and taxiway C closed to aircraft wingspan more than 118 feet. Except airlines with apvd agrmt with AP authorized.
- Taxiway a between B and a ints producing loose aggregate. Taxiway B producing loose aggregate.
- Runway 08 and 26 threshold lights not standard.
- Conditions unmon between 0330Z-1100Z.
- Incr to rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index C available with 72 hours prev required.
- Frangible fence 251 feet south of runway 08/26 centerline.
- Military aircraft with class 1 hazardous cargo unable to download 0100Z-0500Z and 1130Z-1600Z daily
- Taxiway F closed to all traffic indefinitely.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.