Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
TJSJ, Luis Munoz Marin International, is the primary business aviation gateway for San Juan and the busiest airport on the island of Puerto Rico. The field sits at 10 feet elevation and offers two paved runways, including a 10,400-foot strip capable of handling large jet traffic. Customs and Border Protection inspection services are available onsite, alongside a USDA compliance agreement, supporting international arrivals without a diversion to another port of entry.
Luis Munoz Marin International has two paved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 10,400 ft long and 193 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Luis Munoz Marin International has Jet A+, 100 and A++ available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Luis Munoz Marin International has US Customs and Border Protection clearance available onsite, with general clearance for international arrivals. A USDA compliance agreement is in place.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Luis Munoz Marin International recorded 20,803 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at TJSJ peaks in December and January and falls to its lowest levels from June through September.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 2,617 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Luis Munoz Marin International averages 12.8 days above 90°F in August. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 89.2°F, and January the coldest, at 83.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Luis Munoz Marin International has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, pavement strength and other notes.
The ANG military apron is for official business only, with no overnight parking allowed. It operates from 1130 to 2000 Zulu, Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and holidays. Prior permission is required. All transient aircraft must contact the command post on UHF 235.0, twenty minutes prior to landing and prior to engine start.
Taxiway J between J1 and J5, not including J5, is closed to aircraft with a wingspan greater than 118 feet.
FBO or ground handler must submit a prior permission request 72 hours in advance for all military aircraft, by email or other means on file.
Military ANG: inbound aircraft originating from outside the continental US with a prior permission request for the Muniz ANGB apron must clear Customs and Border Protection on the civilian side. Prior coordination must be made with ANG Air Mobility Operations at least one business day before arrival.
The PAPI for Runway 8 is unusable beyond 8 degrees left and right of centerline.
A 680-foot section of first surface on Runway 08 is concrete.
PCR value: 888/R/B/W/T.
PCR value: 1050/R/B/W/T.
Apron 12 is available for general aviation aircraft only.
Engine runups are prohibited in the gates area.
Aircraft 180-degree turns on taxiways require coordination with Operations.
All private and corporate aircraft must contact Airport Operations before arrival for FBO and ground handling information.
High vehicle activity is reported adjacent to and crossing Taxiway N during day and night operations.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Luis Munoz Marin International has five airfields within 42 NM. The closest is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (TJIG), 5.59 NM west.
Part of the Puerto Rico area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
$2,400.00 catering order at TJSJ.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
It does not move with the size of the order.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
TJSJ offers two paved runways. Runway 08/26 is asphalt and measures 10,400 feet long by 193 feet wide, making it the longer of the two. Runway 10/28 is concrete, measuring 8,016 feet long by 150 feet wide. Both runways support large jet operations, and the airport's max paved surface length is 10,400 feet. A 680-foot section of first surface on Runway 08 is noted as concrete rather than asphalt.
Yes, CBP inspection services are available onsite at Luis Munoz Marin International, along with a USDA compliance agreement. This allows international arrivals to clear customs directly at TJSJ without routing through another port of entry. Private and corporate aircraft operators are directed to contact Airport Operations before arrival to arrange FBO and ground handling support. Military aircraft inbound from outside the continental US with a PPR for the Muniz ANGB apron must still clear CBP on the civilian side of the field.
Yes, business aviation traffic at TJSJ / Luis Munoz Marin International is concentrated in the winter months. December logs the highest monthly total at 2,617 operations, with January close behind at 2,038. Traffic drops off through the middle of the year, with June, July, and August each falling near or below 1,200 operations. Dispatchers planning winter-season trips to San Juan should anticipate a busier ramp environment than in summer months.
Yes. Taxiway J between J1 and J5, not including J5 itself, is closed to aircraft with a wingspan greater than 118 feet at TJSJ. Operators should also note that engine runups are prohibited in the gates area, and any aircraft 180-degree turn on a taxiway requires coordination with Airport Operations. High vehicle activity is also reported adjacent to and crossing Taxiway N during both day and night operations. These factors should be built into ground movement planning for larger business jets.
At TJSJ / Luis Munoz Marin International, average high temperatures stay warm year-round, ranging from about 83.2°F in January to a peak near 89.2°F in September. Days above 90°F are rare in the winter months, with January and December each averaging fewer than one such day, but climb to around 11 to 13 days per month between June and September. Days below freezing and days with measurable snow do not occur at this location at any point in the year.