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TJPS — Mercedita
Ponce, PR · field elevation 37 ft · NON-ATCT
TJPS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR TJPS 111155Z AUTO 10010KT 9SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 100° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,810 ft · pressure altitude -73 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 30 | 10 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF TJPS 111125Z 1112/1212 11006KT 6SM HZ VCSH FEW030 SCT060 FM111400 11016G26KT 6SM HZ VCSH SCT030 SCT060 FM111700 14020G30KT 6SM HZ VCTS SCT025CB SCT040 FM112200 11014KT 6SM HZ VCSH FEW030 SCT050 FM120200 08006KT 6SM HZ FEW040
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 18.00878, -66.56453
- Elevation
- 37 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1008Z / 2255Z
- Magnetic variation
- -11° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands
- County
- --Puerto Rico, PR
Airport diagram
Everything else TJPS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,002 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.