--- iata: BQN name: Rafael Hernández International Airport city: Aguadilla country: Puerto Rico lastUpdated: '2026-09-15' officialWebsite: 'https://www.prpa.pr.gov/aeropuertos' sources: - 'https://www.prpa.pr.gov/aeropuertos' - 'https://www.prpa.pr.gov/' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/TJBQ' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/TJBQ' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Hernández_Airport' - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/bqn' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/aguadilla-bqn' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/puerto-rico' - >- https://www.aveloair.com/company-news/avelo-airlines-announces-new-nonstop-service-from-aguadilla-puerto-rico-to-connecticut-and-central-florida - 'https://www.aveloair.com/new-routes' - 'https://www.avis.com/en/locations/lat/pr/aguadilla/bqn' - 'https://www.budget.com/en/locations/pr/aguadilla/bqn' - >- https://www.enterprise.com/en/car-rental-locations/us/pr/aguadilla-rafael-hernandez-airport-p119.html - >- https://www.alamo.com/en/car-rental-locations/us/pr/aguadilla-rafael-hernandez-airport-p1a2.html - 'https://www.sixt.com/car-rental/puerto-rico/aguadilla/aguadilla-airport/' - 'https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/participating-airlines' - >- https://www.estadisticas.pr.gov/productos/carga-y-pasajeros-aereos-y-maritimos quickFacts: - >- Official PRPA branding leftover Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Hernández. Wikipedia leftover Rafael Hernández Airport plus International. FAA leftover Aguadilla Rafael Hernandez. lib/airports.json leftover Aguadilla Rafael Hernandez Airport. Leftover vs leftover; trust prpa.pr.gov. Wikipedia leftover website aeropuerto-aguadilla.com is an unofficial SEO tree — not the operator homepage. - >- FAA prelim CY 2025 commercial-service leftover rank 171 / 335,014 enplanements (−7.11% vs 360,645). Wikipedia leftover 2025 686,057 total passengers / 2024 738,766 from Instituto de Estadísticas leftover citing APPR. Live Instituto product page leftover has no files. Official PRPA pages do not print a 2025 total-passenger cell. This file uses 335,014 for the score card. Do not mix those files. - >- AirNav leftover 3 miles NE of Aguadilla. Elev leftover 237.7 ft / 72.5 m. lib/airports.json leftover 18.495148, −67.13249 vs AirNav leftover 18.4948522, −67.1294417 — leftover vs leftover; profile uses json. AirNav leftover RWY 8/26 11702×200 asphalt/concrete, displaced threshold leftover 389 ft on 8, ARFF Index B (Index C leftover 72 hr PPR). ATCT leftover Sun–Sat 1100–0100Z (0700–2100 AST). Official leftover America/Puerto_Rico, no DST. - >- One scheduled-pax hall leftover 2005 expansion. Wikipedia leftover two gates: Gate 14 arrivals / Gate 15 departures. Wikipedia leftover domestic USDA side plus an international CBP side. Live 15 Sep 2026 passenger board is U.S. mainland only. Do not merge SJU, PSE, MAZ, SIG, or NRR. Do not create a second TJBQ page. USCG Air Station Borinquen leftover is a campus tenant — not an airbase page. - >- Live 14–15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover JetBlue A220/A320 JFK/FLL/MCO, Frontier A320neo/A321 MCO, United B737 MAX EWR. Official Avelo leftover LAL from 18 Nov 2026 and HVN from 19 Nov 2026 is not on that live board. Spirit leftover ceased globally 2 May 2026 (Wikipedia leftover already dropped BQN in 2023). Emirates leftover SkyCargo / UAE9918 is cargo, not pax. Do not invent live American, Delta, Spirit, or a scheduled international passenger airline. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Treat this as a 90-minute domestic TSA leftover, not SJU' detail: >- Aggregator leftover 90 minutes domestic / 150 international is leftover vs that unpublished PRPA card. ConfirmID leftover $45 from 1 Feb 2026 is national, not a BQN-printed cell. CLEAR unpublished. Average wait 10 minutes in this file is editorial unpublished. summary: >- Official PRPA pages do not print an arrive-by clock. Live passenger flights are U.S. mainland leftover with USDA on arrival, not a passport hall. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One hall, two gates after a single TSA' detail: >- 2010 leftover master plan still talks 30 gates. Live leftover is two. iFly leftover multi-concourse maps are leftover fiction vs the compact 2005 hall. Do not merge this field with SJU. summary: >- Wikipedia leftover Gate 14 for arrivals and Gate 15 for departures. Read FIDS. There is no second passenger terminal. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'A cafeteria leftover, not a food court' detail: >- Traveler leftover coffee shop / cafeteria / restaurant. Aggregator leftover Duty Free and a Priority Pass lounge are leftover vs live Priority Pass aguadilla-bqn 404. Copeca Jet Center is the FBO, not a ticketed-pax club. Meet-and-greet desks are concierge, not a lounge. summary: >- Official PRPA pages do not print a concession map, hours, or a bottle tariff. Expect a small café/cafeteria in the one hall. category: food - label: Status title: No ticketed passenger lounge; Avelo leftover November 2026 detail: >- Avelo leftover LAL 18 Nov 2026 and HVN 19 Nov 2026. Ferrovial leftover $265M new runway awarded Oct 2024, start leftover Q1 2025, finish leftover 2027 — leftover vs leftover; live FlightAware is still RWY 8/26. Spirit leftover is gone. summary: >- Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/aguadilla-bqn is 404. Puerto Rico leftover on Priority Pass is SJU only. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Unpublished airside fountains zone: airside summary: >- Official PRPA pages do not print a water-filler map. Treat fountain access as typical U.S. post-TSA leftover, not a counted tap. Confirm on the day. location: 'Airside after the single TSA, on the way to Gate 15 departures' terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside café sealed bottle zone: airside price: >- posted café price (confirm at the register; official PRPA pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Buy after screening if you are flying. Official pages do not name the kitchen or print hours. location: Holdroom / café leftover past the single TSA toward Gate 15 terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: Landside cafeteria sealed bottle zone: landside price: >- posted café or shop price (confirm at the register; official PRPA pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Buy before screening if you need a guaranteed landside bottle. There is no lounge complimentary water on this campus. location: 'Public hall before TSA, near ticket counters and the rental desks' terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 6.8 slug: bqn region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/bqn](/airports/bqn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/bqn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/bqn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · North America A two-gate leftover on the Caribbean's longest runway with $12–$20 unpublished parking, three live airline names, and no lounge pin — but 68.6% on-time is bottom-quartile and you need a rental car because the bus does not stop at the curb. ## Airportist Score **6.8 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.3 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 335,014 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall, two gates (14 arrivals / 15 departures) - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 69% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - West-coast Puerto Rico / Porta del Sol trips that would otherwise drive from SJU - Overnight parking at leftover $12–$20/day in the lot in front of the hall (confirm at the booth) - Nonstop JetBlue / Frontier / United banks to JFK, FLL, MCO, and EWR ## Watch out for - Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/aguadilla-bqn is 404 — Puerto Rico leftover on that network is SJU only - Official PRPA pages do not print parking, food hours, or a TSA clock - Avelo leftover LAL 18 Nov 2026 and HVN 19 Nov 2026 is not a live FIDS line - Rental counters split overnight hours; Sixt leftover closes 16:00–23:00 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/bqn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/bqn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/bqn/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/bqn/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/bqn/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/bqn/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/bqn/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/bqn/reviews.md) (free)