Pensacola International
PNS · KPNS · Pensacola, Florida · Escambia County · map
Pensacola International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pensacola, 3 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida, 121 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 7,004 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPNS · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 2,900 feet
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPNS 061953Z 07011G18KT 10SM BKN029 27/21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02670211
TAF KPNS 061727Z 0618/0718 05010G18KT P6SM OVC015 FM062200 05011KT P6SM BKN025 FM071200 03011KT P6SM OVC015
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 PNS · ICAO KPNS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Pensacola
- Elevation
- 121 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 7,004 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 7,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), power line 86 ft high 4,390 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 29 ft high 1,365 ft from the end
- Runway 26: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,690 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.9 | Pensacola |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Pns and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.25 | Pensacola |
| Clearance delivery | 123.725 | Pensacola |
| Ground | 121.9 | Pensacola |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 251 to 339 | 118.6 | Pensacola |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 340 to 159 | 119.0 | Pensacola |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 124.05 | Pensacola |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 132.1 | Pensacola |
| Departure | 125.35 | Pensacola |
| Class C airspace arriving from headings 160 to 250 | 120.65 | Pensacola |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Pensacola |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 850-436-4799.
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Aircraft registered in Pensacola from the FAA register
507 aircraft are registered to owners in Pensacola, Florida: 257 piston singles, 203 helicopters, 22 piston twins, 9 turboprops, 8 business jets. 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 Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 23 since 1982, 6 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
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; tdz runway 17; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35, 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Flight ntfn service (adcus) available.
- Ovhd 1500 feet.
- Fdot avn ofc statewide pcr dvlpmt program september 2024.
- 405 feet trees R of centerline 200 feet bfr aer.
- Preferred departure runway.
- Black hole illusion exists durg night approach.
- 4275 feet tower 900 feet L EL 204.
- Tbjt with maximum takeoff WT ovr 75000 pounds exct standard noise abatement departure profile iaw FAA AC 91-53.
- Fixed wing VFR departure procd to airport bdry bfr turning unless drctd by air traffic control.
- Taxiway C south of runway 8/26, C1, C2, taxiway D east of runway 17/35, D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 are 35 feet wide; closed to aircraft with a wingspan more than 79 feet.
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.