Cocal Airport (PR36), Puerto Rico
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
COCAL (PR36) is a private-use airstrip in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, serving the immediate metro San Juan area. It offers a single paved runway and no on-field customs processing, with cross-border arrivals routed through nearby Isla Grande.
Runways
Cocal Airport has one paved runway, 06/24, 4,000 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt and gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cocal Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (TJIG), 7 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Climate
Cocal Airport averages 20.8 days above 90°F in September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.9°F, and January the coldest, at 82.4°F.
Weather station is 3.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Nearby airfields
Cocal Airport has five airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (TJIG), 7.19 NM east.
Part of the Puerto Rico area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PR36
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PR36.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runway does PR36 offer for arriving traffic?
COCAL (PR36) has one runway, 06/24, measuring 4,000 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt-gravel surface. This is the only paved runway at the field, and no towered air traffic control is available on site.
Is customs available on site at COCAL?
COCAL (PR36) has no on-site customs processing. The nearest customs facility is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG), located about 7.19 nautical miles away, and international arrivals should plan clearance there instead.
What are typical temperatures at COCAL through the year?
COCAL (PR36) sits in a warm coastal climate with average monthly high temperatures ranging from about 82°F in January to nearly 89°F in September. Days above 90°F peak in September, averaging 20.8 days that month according to the source climate data.