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The newspaper would be published twice a week (Wednesdays and Saturdays) and would cost 1 Spanish dollar. Through the 1800s several newspapers began publication including "Diario Economico de Puerto Rico, "El Cigarrón, El Investigador, and "Diario Liberal y de Variedades de Puerto Rico the former being the first one to be published daily. Most ...
The south side of the airport is the largest portion of the airport, but is currently undeveloped. Since the airport was transferred from the U.S. Air Force and the General Services Administration (GSA) to Puerto Rico Port Authority in 1973, the south side has been the object of various disputes and competing political campaign promises by local elected officials and local political candidates.
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.
Mercedita was the only one of Puerto Rico's three international airports to see an increase in passenger flow in 2012. [15] The municipality of Ponce has been attempting to gain ownership of the airport from the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as it believes local management of the airport will help the municipal and regional economy.
The Cibao International Airport infrastructure consists of the main international terminal, a domestic terminal and a cargo terminal. The international terminal is the most utilized and receives most of the flights operating to and from Cibao International Airport and it has modern installations to make easier the check-in, boarding and baggage claim processes.
Gregorio Luperón International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón) (IATA: POP, ICAO: MDPP), also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.The airport is named after General Gregorio Luperón, a Dominican military and state leader.
On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 people on board. See the Dominicana DC-9 air disaster. [citation needed] On 30 January 1975, Douglas DC-3 HI-222 of LANSA crashed on take-off, killing one of the 30 people on board.
Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (IATA: CPX, ICAO: TJCP, FAA LID: CPX) is a public use airport on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico. The airport is owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. [1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport. [4]