Airports / Puerto Rico / VQS
Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport
TJVQ / VQSVieques, Puerto RicoELEV 49 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (TJVQ / VQS) sits in Vieques, Puerto Rico, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 49 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VQS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR, 11 nm), Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX, 15 nm), and Cyril E. King Airport (STT, 32 nm).
Charter pricing from VQS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vieques.
Field capability
ICAO
TJVQ
IATA
VQS
FAA / Local
VQS
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
18.1348° N · 65.4936° 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 49 ft, VQS sits higher than 67% 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.
- 11nmNRRJosé Aponte de la Torre AirportCeiba
- 15nmCPXBenjamin Rivera Noriega AirportCulebra
- 32nmSTTCyril E. King AirportCharlotte Amalie
- 34nmSJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan
- 40nmSIGFernando Luis Ribas Dominicci AirportSan Juan
- 47nmSTXHenry E. Rohlsen AirportChristiansted
Location
Open the full mapTJVQ · Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport · Vieques, Puerto Rico