# Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN / TJBQ)

**Rafael Hernández International Airport** (IATA: BQN, ICAO: TJBQ) is a medium airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It has one runway, 11,702 ft (3,567 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 673 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjbq

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BQN / TJBQ
- FAA: BQN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Elevation: 238 ft / 73 m
- Coordinates: 18.4949, -67.1294
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 11,702 ft / 3,567 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 673,213 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Puerto_Rico
- Website: https://aeropuerto-aguadilla.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2276582
- Weather station: TJBQ · WMO 78514
- Ident: TJBQ

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 11,702 ft / 3,567 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 072° / 252° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01016AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 402,529 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 509,722 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 489,711 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 597,079 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 735,835 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 144,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 455,845 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 694,806 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 856,865 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 724,131 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 673,213 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

16 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 982 mi / 1,581 km · JetBlue Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,129 mi / 1,817 km · JetBlue Airways
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · United States · 1,149 mi / 1,849 km · Avelo Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,580 mi / 2,543 km · JetBlue Airways
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 1,609 mi / 2,590 km · Avelo Airlines

### Cargo (11)

- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 74 mi / 119 km · Air Cargo Carriers, Ameriflight
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 167 mi / 268 km · FedEx Express
- [STI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdst.md) Cibao International Airport · Dominican Republic · 235 mi / 379 km · Air Cargo Carriers, FedEx Express
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 301 mi / 485 km · Ameriflight
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 487 mi / 784 km · Ameriflight
- [SLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc.md) George F. L. Charles Airport · St. Lucia · 511 mi / 822 km · Ameriflight, FedEx Express
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 631 mi / 1,015 km · Ameriflight
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 669 mi / 1,077 km · Ameriflight, FedEx Express
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 1,284 mi / 2,067 km · FedEx Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 1,806 mi / 2,907 km · FedEx Express
- [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 3,169 mi / 5,100 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BQN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- MEI [Merlin Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/merlin-express)

### Passenger (2)

- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 2

### Cargo (3)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 7
- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 6
- 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 673K (2025) | #980 of 3,974 | #238 in North America | #2 in PR |
| Longest runway | 11,702 ft / 3,567 m | #451 of 29,858 | #110 in North America | #1 in PR |
| Elevation | 238 ft / 73 m | =32,997 of 43,403 | =15,104 in North America | #3 in PR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2 in PR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SAN JUAN CNTR | 135.700 |
| MISC | AIR CG | 34.500 |
| RDO | SAN JUAN RDO | 113.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [MAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjmz.md) Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [ARE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjab.md) Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [PSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjps.md) Mercedita International Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [SIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjig.md) Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport · 68 mi / 109 km
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · 74 mi / 119 km
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · 81 mi / 130 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Rafael Hernández Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rafael_Hernández_Airport&oldid=1374534814), revision of 12 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjbq/data