Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport

Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport 
General Aviation Airport Fact Sheet 
Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport (TJCP) 
Regular Office Hours 
7 days per week, 0800-1700
Eastern Time (ET)  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Contact Information 
(787) 863-0950   Fajardo Customhouse
(787) 863-0811   Fajardo Customhouse
(787) 863-3250   Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport
3171faj@cbp.dhs.gov
Hours of Service for Entrance 
and Clearance 
Inspection services for the entrance/
arrival of aircraft at Benjamin Rivera 
Noriega Airport are available 7 days 
per week, 0800-1630 in accordance 
with the port's permission to land 
procedures.
Commercial aircraft operators 
departing the U.S. must obtain an 
outbound clearance by contacting 
CBP directly. 
Permission to Land Procedures 
Pilots must secure permission to land by contacting CBP 
directly, during regular office hours, prior to departure from 
the foreign port or place and at least one business day in 
advance of the anticipated arrival time at Benjamin Rivera 
Noriega Airport.
Permission to land is granted with a tolerance of (+/-) 
30 minutes.  If your ETA deviates outside those 
parameters, Previously granted permission(s) are invalid 
and you must contact CBP to re-secure permission to land. 
PR-251, Flamenco, Culebra, PR 00775
Inspection Process 
• Aircraft should park inside the yellow circle in front of the CBP Office.
• A CBP Officer will meet the aircraft on the ramp to begin the inspection.
• All crew and passengers will be processed inside the FIS area.
• Be prepared to present for inspection passports, visas, pilot’s license, medical certificate, aircraft
• registration, and user fee decal (if appropriate), including luggage and personal items.
• There is USDA compliance agreement in place at this airport for the collection of
regulated waste/garbage.
Special Procedures/Miscellaneous 
• To allow time for processing at TJCP, aircraft operators should schedule to arrive on or before 1630
hours.
• Aircraft arriving after 1630 and before 1730 hours should plan to arrive at Jose Aponte Hernandez
Airport in Ceiba.
• If arriving after 1730 hours should plan to arrive at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (TJSJ)
which provides services 24/7.
• Processing of cargo is not permitted at TJCP.
NOTE: For further detailed information regarding national GA processing standards and procedures, 
please refer to the CBP Private Aircraft Arrival Information Document or contact GAsupport@cbp.dhs.gov 
January 24, 2025 Publication Number TJCP-0125