Patillas Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located one mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Patillas

Patillas, Puerto Rico

Patillas is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo. It is spread over 15 wards and Patillas Pueblo...

, in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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Facilities and aircraft

Patillas Airport covers an area of 16 acres (6.5 ha). For 12-month period ending July 15, 1995, the airport had 2,300 aircraft operations, an average of 6 per day, 100% of which were general aviation

General aviation

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. There are 10 aircraft based at this airport: 7 single engine and 3 ultralights.

Runways

The only runway in Patillas Airport is runway 10/28. It is 2000 foot. The surface of the runway is asphalt - as of August 16, 2011, it is in fair condition.

Runway 10

This runway uses left traffic pattern as a primary. The runway does not have an ILS system, nor an approach system. Runway 10 has markings, but are in poor condition.

Runway 28

This runway is rarely used for landing and/or takeoff. This runway does not have an ILS/DME system, nor an approach system. Runway 28 has markings that are in poor condition.