Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport
CPX · TJCP · Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico · --Puerto Rico County · map
Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport is a public-use airport owned by Puerto Rico Ports Authority, 1 mile north of Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico, 43 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 2,596 feet of asphalt. It has about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 35,400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 14,321 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport?
Its FAA code is CPX, and its ICAO code is TJCP.
Where is Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico, 43 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 2,596 feet long, asphalt.
Does Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Luis Munoz Marin International, Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci, Ceiba, Antonio Rivera Rodriguez, Road Town. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners 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 Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CPX · ICAO TJCP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Puerto Rico Ports Authority
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, sunrise to sunset
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,596 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: hill 480 ft high 2,200 ft from the end
- Runway 31: fence 6 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Runway 13/31 MIRL-CTAF. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Also here
- charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Cyril E King Airport (19 nm east), Jose Aponte DE LA Torre Airport (20 nm west), Luis Munoz Marin International (41 nm west), Terrance B Lettsome International (44 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cyril E King Airport (19 nm east), Jose Aponte DE LA Torre Airport (20 nm west), Luis Munoz Marin International (41 nm west), Terrance B Lettsome International (44 nm east).
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
- VFR weather only. Minimum traffic ptn 1000' above ground level. No night operations. Lnd runway 13 only (except for adverse weather conditions) approach from northwest through bahia flamenco on heading of 172 degrees. Fly through laguna del flamenco until aprox parallel to hiway in pass alter heading to 153 degrees; left turn to final approach runway 13.
- Low altitude maneuvering required for final alignment to runway. Variable degreess of turbulence may be expected.
- Runway 13/31 MIRL-CTAF.
- Ext 5300
- 6 feet fence, 0-200 feet dstc, 90-150 feet R/L; 15 road, 0-200 feet dstc, 100-150 feet R/L.
- Aircraft departing airport northbound be alert for traffic descending on final for charlotte amalie state thomas, cyril east king (stt).
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Unatndd sunset to sunrise. Emergencies only. Operations between sunset to sunrise will be an own risk.
- Landing fee for all aircraft.
- 600 feet above ground level ant 1/2 mile east of airport.
- Runway 13, 480 feet hill, 1/2 mile from runway end.
- Rapidly rising terrain northwest.
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 4,374 departures from CPX in those twelve months, carrying 13,562 passengers in 27,620 seats (49% filled), to 5 destinations (1 abroad) on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega → Luis Munoz Marin International CPX–SJU | 1,299 | 5,401 | Hyannis Air Service,..., Air Charter, Inc d/b/a... |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega → Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci CPX–SIG | 1,286 | 3,784 | Vieques Air Link Inc., Air Charter, Inc d/b/a... |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega → Ceiba CPX–JRV | 1,214 | 4,279 | Air Charter, Inc d/b/a..., Vieques Air Link Inc. |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega → Antonio Rivera Rodriguez CPX–VQS | 572 | 98 | Vieques Air Link Inc., Air Charter, Inc d/b/a..., Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Benjamin Rivera Noriega → Road Town CPX–EIS | 3 | 0 | Air Charter, Inc d/b/a... |
All 5 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 | 8 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
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 35,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 32,750 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,350 |
| general aviation, local | 1,300 |
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 Isla de Culebra from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Isla de Culebra, PR as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Stanley McDuffie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ceiba Airport · Ceiba, PR (20 nm) · (505) 264-1887 · [email protected]
- Uriel Cleophas Hodge private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT · St. Thomas, VI (22 nm) · (340) 690-4141 · [email protected]
- Alex Ortiz Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · FAA/San Juan FSDO-63 · San Juan, PR (41 nm) · (787) 507-0372 · [email protected]
- Neil Devon Rose private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Isla Grande Flying School · San Juan, PR (41 nm) · (718) 868-8855 · [email protected]
- Oswart Mora Lemus private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Juan, PR (41 nm) · (787) 564-0457 · [email protected]
- Ivan David Ocasio Tapia private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Bayamon, PR (49 nm) · (939) 240-3101 · [email protected]
All 13 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.
- 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, 0 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 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
- Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) 1,299 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air, Air Charter, Inc d/b/a Air Flamenco
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (SIG) 1,286 flights in twelve months · Vieques Air Link Inc., Air Charter, Inc d/b/a Air Flamenco
- Ceiba (JRV) 1,214 flights in twelve months · Air Charter, Inc d/b/a Air Flamenco, Vieques Air Link Inc.
- Antonio Rivera Rodriguez (VQS) 572 flights in twelve months · Vieques Air Link Inc., Air Charter, Inc d/b/a Air Flamenco
- Road Town (EIS) 3 flights in twelve months · Air Charter, Inc d/b/a Air Flamenco
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CPX.json.
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 27, 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.