Facilities and Aircraft
Mercedita Airport covers an area of 274 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 29 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,904 by 150 feet (2,104 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2010, the airport had 11,171 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 50% general aviation, 28% air taxi, 14% scheduled commercial, and 8% military. At that time there were 30 aircraft based at this airport: 53% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, and 23% helicopter.
The airport is also home of the southern aerial division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
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