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, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 47,625 takeoffs and landings a year. About 383,661 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Rafael Hernandez Airport?
Its FAA code is BQN, and its ICAO code is TJBQ.
Where is Rafael Hernandez Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 238 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Rafael Hernandez Airport?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 11,702 feet long, asphalt and concrete.
Does Rafael Hernandez Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rafael Hernandez Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1.
Where can you fly nonstop from Rafael Hernandez Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Orlando International, John F Kennedy International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Newark Liberty International, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis. Every route
Are there flight schools at Rafael Hernandez Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Air Puerto Rico CORP. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rafael Hernandez Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Rafael Hernandez Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
Runway
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mercedita Airport (43 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Puerto Rico · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,870 departures from BQN in those twelve months, carrying 328,613 passengers in 377,609 seats (87% filled), to 25 destinations (13 abroad) on 8 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Hernandez → Orlando International BQN–MCO | 986 | 158,624 | JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. |
| Rafael Hernandez → John F Kennedy International BQN–JFK | 454 | 64,522 | JetBlue Airways |
| Rafael Hernandez → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International BQN–FLL | 369 | 47,575 | JetBlue Airways |
| Rafael Hernandez → Newark Liberty International BQN–EWR | 355 | 56,059 | United Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways |
| Rafael Hernandez → Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis BQN–MEM | 313 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Rafael Hernandez → Santo Domingo BQN–SDQ | 305 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Rafael Hernandez → St. Lucia BQN–SLU | 263 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Rafael Hernandez → Port of Spain BQN–POS | 251 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 25 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 8 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 47,625, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 6,991 |
| air taxi and commuter | 922 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,806 |
| general aviation, local | 16,682 |
| military | 7,224 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Puerto Rico.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Air Puerto Rico CORP 4 aircraft · Aguadilla Air Puerto Rico, Corp is a flight school located at Rafael Hernandez Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Repair stations in Aguadilla:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Roberto Acevedo Morales private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Western Jet Center FBO - Aguadilla Airport · Aguadilla, PR (0 nm) · (787) 647-8217 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Aguadilla 11 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 business jets
- Air Puerto Rico CORP 4 aircraft in town
- Air Puerto Rico CORP 4 aircraft · flight school
- Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico LLC · repair station
- Vortex Aviation Maintenance INC · repair station
- Orlando International (MCO) 986 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines Inc.
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 454 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 369 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 355 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 313 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Santo Domingo (SDQ) 305 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- St. Lucia (SLU) 263 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Port of Spain (POS) 251 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico 282 since 1982 · 33 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Puerto Rico 10 landing places
- Puerto Rico 492 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BQN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.