Airports / Puerto Rico / PSE
Mercedita International Airport
TJPS / PSEPonce, Puerto RicoELEV 29 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mercedita International Airport (TJPS / PSE) sits in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 29 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PSE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE, 27 nm), Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (MAZ, 37 nm), and Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG, 38 nm).
Trip costs from PSE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PSE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
TJPS
IATA
PSE
FAA / Local
PSE
Elevation
29 ft
Coordinates
18.0083° N · 66.5630° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Puerto Rico fields
state range 9–237 ft
At 29 ft, PSE sits lower than 44% of the 9 Puerto Rico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmAREAntonio Nery Juarbe Pol AirportArecibo
- 37nmMAZEugenio Maria De Hostos AirportMayaguez
- 38nmSIGFernando Luis Ribas Dominicci AirportSan Juan
- 41nmSJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan
- 44nmBQNRafael Hernández International AirportAguadilla
- 55nmNRRJosé Aponte de la Torre AirportCeiba
Location
Open the full mapTJPS · Mercedita International Airport · Ponce, Puerto Rico