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Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ, FAA LID: SJU), previously known as the Isla Verde International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Isla Verde), is the primary international airport of Puerto Rico serving the capital municipality of San Juan and its metropolitan area since 1955. [6]
International: "ICAO Location Indicators by State" . International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12. "UN Location Codes: Puerto Rico". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. – includes IATA codes; Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list: Aviation Safety Network – used to check IATA airport codes
Puerto Rico has a total of 30 airports (3 of which are international), including one in each of the smaller islands of Vieques and Culebra.The largest airport in terms of passenger traffic is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and consists of two runways and three concourses.
In 1983, Eastern Airlines opened a major terminal at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport which it would use as a major operations center for Eastern's and Eastern Metro Express Airlines' operations from Puerto Rico to the United States and some Caribbean nations, and to domestic destinations in Puerto Rico. In 1987, American Airlines would ...
[9] [10] American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of ten hubs, with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) being the largest. The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually, with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily.
The San Juan VORTAC (Ident: SJU) is located 23.1 nautical miles (26.6 mi; 42.8 km) west-northwest of the airport. The Roosevelt Roads TACAN (Ident: NRR) is located on the field. [7] [8] American Airlines donated an MD-82 to the Puerto Rico Aviation Maintenance Institute (PRAMI) mechanics school located at the airport, [9] which sits on closed ...
Early in 2005, plans were announced to expand the airport's runway, so that the airport could accept flights by smaller jets. This would be done in preparation for American Eagle to start operations to the airport on behalf of American Airlines via a code sharing agreement. The airline was expected to start flights to Vieques from San Juan's ...
Naval Air Station Isla Grande of San Juan, Puerto Rico in the mid-1940s. Originally constructed by the U.S. Navy as Naval Air Station Isla Grande prior to World War II in 1929, [6] the facility also served as Puerto Rico's main international airport until 1954, when Isla Verde International Airport (subsequently renamed Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in 1985) was built.