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Mercedita AirportIATA code PSE

Mercedita Airport (PSE/TJPS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Ponce, Puerto Rico in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Codes
PSE · TJPS
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
Region
North America
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Mercedita Airport (PSE/TJPS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Ponce, Puerto Rico in North America. Operating on America/Puerto_Rico local time at coordinates 18.010°, -66.560°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Mercedita Airport (PSE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Ponce, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Mercedita Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
PSE
ICAO code
TJPS
City
Ponce
Country
Puerto Rico
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico
Coordinates
18.008°, -66.563°
From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Mercedita Airport’s own pages.

PSE airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Medium airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
9 m (29 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport MAZ · 68 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at PSE

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 12/30: 2,104 m, asphalt.

Runways at PSE: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
12/302,104 m6,904 ft46 masphalt

Routes from PSE

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from PSE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.

Terminals, transport and parking at PSE

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Ponce, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Mercedita Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

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Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Ponce

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Mercedita Airport: common questions

Where is Mercedita Airport?

Mercedita Airport serves Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 18.008°, -66.563°.

What are the airport codes for Mercedita Airport?

The IATA code is PSE and the ICAO code is TJPS.

What time zone is PSE in?

Mercedita Airport is in the America/Puerto_Rico time zone.

How many runways does Mercedita Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at PSE: 12/30 (2,104 m (6,904 ft), asphalt).

What is the elevation of Mercedita Airport?

OurAirports gives PSE’s elevation as 9 m (29 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Mercedita Airport’s own pages.

  • Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
  • Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
    • 0
  • Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
  • Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

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