Ponce, Puerto Rico
TJPS Mercedita
Mercedita (TJPS) is a non-towered, public-use airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at 36.7 ft MSL. Its runway is 12/30 (8,002 by 150 ft, asphalt). Right traffic for runway 12. CTAF 122.7.
FAA NASR data effective Oct 29, 2026. Not for navigation; verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement.
Airport
At a glance
- Identifiers
- ICAO TJPS, FAA PSE
- Location
- Ponce, Puerto Rico (--Puerto Rico County). 3 NM E of the city center
- Elevation
- 36.7 ft MSL
- Position
- 18.0088° N, 66.5645° W
- Control tower
- No, non-towered
- Sectional chart
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands
- Magnetic variation
- 11° W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL, Jet A
- Ownership
- Publicly owned, open to the public
- Attendance
- Daily ALL
1 runway
Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Edge lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair condition | High intensity |
Runway ends and traffic pattern
| End | Pattern | Glide slope lights | Instrument | Displaced threshold | Landing distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Right traffic | None listed | None listed | 1,879 ft | Not listed |
| 30 | Not stated | 4-light PAPI, right | None listed | 247 ft | Not listed |
VHF
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Weather station
- AWOS-3PT PSE
- 118.4
Before you go
Brief TJPS in Ascent EFB.
Current weather, NOTAMs and the airport diagram for Mercedita, in the app on iPhone and iPad.
Not for navigation. Verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement before flight.
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 2026. Airport data changes every 28 days and NOTAMs can override it at any time.