Diego Jiménez Torres Airport

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport Fajardo Airport
IATA: FAJ – ICAO: TJFA – FAA LID: X95
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Serves		Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL		64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates		18°18′29″N 065°39′43″W / 18.30806°N 65.66194°W / 18.30806; -65.66194Coordinates: 18°18′29″N 065°39′43″W / 18.30806°N 65.66194°W / 18.30806; -65.66194
Map
TJFA Location in Puerto Rico
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	3,600	1,097	Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations			14,314
Based aircraft			14
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (IATA: FAJ, ICAO: TJFA, FAA LID: X95) is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Fajardo, a city in Puerto Rico.^[1] It is also known as Fajardo Airport.

Airport operations were shut down in November 2008 and transferred to the newly-opened José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba.^{[citation needed]} However, as of July 2009, Diego Jiménez Torres Airport is still listed as an active airport by the Federal Aviation Administration.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 16, 1998, the airport had 14,314 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 90% air taxi and 10% general aviation. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 21% multi-engine and 7% ultralight.^[1]

Airlines

At the time of closing, air taxi service was provided by the following airlines^[2]:

• Air Flamenco
• Isla Nena Air ^[3]
• M&N Aviation
• Vieques Air Link

See also

Puerto Rico portal

• List of airports in Puerto Rico
• Transportation in Puerto Rico

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} FAA Airport Master Record for X95 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2 July 2009.
2. ^ "Airlines serving Puerto Rico". Travel and Sports, Inc.. http://travelandsports.com/al.htm. 
3. ^ Isla Nena Air Services, Inc., official site

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for TJFA
  • ASN accident history for FAJ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for TJFA
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for TJFA
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for X95