Mercedita Airport
PSE · TJPS · Ponce, Puerto Rico · --Puerto Rico County · map
Mercedita Airport is a public-use airport owned by Puerto Rico Port Auth, 3 miles east of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 37 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 8,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 19 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,934 takeoffs and landings a year. About 153,454 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Mercedita Airport?
Its FAA code is PSE, and its ICAO code is TJPS.
Where is Mercedita Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 37 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Mercedita Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 8,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Mercedita Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mercedita Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Mercedita Airport?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Orlando International, John F Kennedy International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field), Saint Barthelemy. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mercedita Airport?
5 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 Mercedita Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PSE · ICAO TJPS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Puerto Rico Port Auth
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,879 ft, power line 295 ft high 4,155 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 247 ft, trees 41 ft high 1,570 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Pse and aWOS-3PT | 118.4 | |
| El Yunque Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 118.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 787-843-0444.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, glider towing
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (38 nm northeast), Luis Munoz Marin International (41 nm northeast), Rafael Hernandez Airport (43 nm northwest).
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
- High-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 preset med intst DUSK-2200; to incr intst and activate high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 and runway end identifier lights runway 12 after 2200 - UNICOM 122.70. PAPI runway 30 oper continuous.
- Fee for other than home based aircraft.
- Ext 5100 or 5101
- Approach ratio 16:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 30, last 1100 feet not grooved.
- Customs available 1200Z to 2100Z MON-FRI.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 681 departures from PSE in those twelve months, carrying 97,688 passengers in 115,164 seats (85% filled), to 5 destinations (1 abroad) on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedita → Orlando International PSE–MCO | 609 | 89,481 | JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines Inc. |
| Mercedita → John F Kennedy International PSE–JFK | 50 | 5,976 | JetBlue Airways |
| Mercedita → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International PSE–FLL | 20 | 2,211 | JetBlue Airways |
| Mercedita → Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) PSE–NIP | 1 | 18 | Allegiant Air |
| Mercedita → Saint Barthelemy PSE–SBH | 1 | 2 | Tradewind Aviation |
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 | 12 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 3 |
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 4,934, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,199 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2 |
| general aviation, local | 2,552 |
| military | 181 |
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 Ponce from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Ponce, Puerto Rico: 7 piston singles, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Puerto Rico.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Ivan David Ocasio Tapia private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Bayamon, PR (33 nm) · (939) 240-3101 · [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]
- 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 (43 nm) · (787) 647-8217 · [email protected]
All 14 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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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 Ponce 9 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico 282 since 1982 · 33 in the last ten years
- Orlando International (MCO) 609 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines Inc.
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 50 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 20 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (NIP) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Saint Barthelemy (SBH) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- 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/PSE.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.