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"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; Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Puerto Rico – used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes
While not directly associated with this Ponce airport, it is worth noting that the first airplane accident in Puerto Rico occurred in Ponce on 2 December 1911. [62] American airman Tod Schiever died while in an exhibition flight in Ponce, losing control of his plane at a height of 200 feet while making a turn and plunged into a sugar cane field ...
NAS San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the mid-1940s. Originally constructed by the U.S. Navy as Naval Air Station Isla Grande just prior to World War II, [5] the facility also served as Puerto Rico's main international airport until 1954, when San Juan Isla Verde International Airport (subsequently renamed Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in 1985) was built.
It is by far the busiest airport in Puerto Rico, with direct connections to most major cities in the mainland United States, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Spain. Puerto Rico has 21 airports with paved runways, of which: 3 airports with more than 10,000 ft (3,048 m) of runway.
José Aponte de la Torre Airport (IATA: NRR, ICAO: TJRV, FAA LID: RVR) is a public use airport owned by Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Ceiba, a coastal town in Puerto Rico. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport. [4]
Before aviation became a popular means of travel in Puerto Rico, most Puerto Ricans and foreigners in the Puerto Rican archipelago did their travel to cities on the Puerto Rican islands by train [1] (and sometimes by horse or carriages), except when boats were needed (such as travel to the island-cities of Culebra and Vieques) from around the 1870s to around 1926.
On May 22, 1955, the Puerto Rico International Airport was inaugurated, built on a 1,718.72 acres (695.54 ha) land lot. The facilities, estimated at a cost of $22 million, had a six-story passenger terminal, control tower, 7,800 foot (2,400 m) long runway (8–26), cargo building, fire and police stations, and a hotel.
Airport City Country/territory IATA/ICAO Code Passengers Year 1: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport: San Juan: Puerto Rico: SJU/TJSJ: 12,197,553 [1] 2023 [a] 2: Punta Cana International Airport: Punta Cana: Dominican Republic: PUJ/MDPC: 8,589,374 [2] 2023 [b] 3: Sangster International Airport: Montego Bay: Jamaica: MBJ/MKJS: 5,267,820 [3 ...