José Aponte de la Torre Airport

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For the similarly nicknamed airport in La Ceiba, Honduras, see Golosón International Airport.
José Aponte de la Torre Airport
Aeropuerto José Aponte de la Torre /
Aeropuerto internacional de Ceiba
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Airport entrance, July 2009
IATA: NRR – ICAO: TJRV – FAA LID: RVR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Serves Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL 38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Map
NRR/TJRV/RVR is located in Puerto Rico
NRR/TJRV/RVR
NRR/TJRV/RVR
Location of airport in Puerto Rico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 11,000 3,353 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics
Passenger Movement 119,887

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 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from the central business district of Ceiba, a town in Puerto Rico.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2] The airport also offers scheduled passenger service via three commercial airlines to the islands of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico.

The airport opened in November 2008 on the site of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, replacing the Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (IATA: FAJ, ICAO: TJFA, FAA LID: X95) in Fajardo.[3]

Facilities

José Aponte de la Torre Airport covers an area of 1,646 acres (666 ha) at an elevation of 38 ft (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one operating runway designated 7/25 with asphalt and concrete surface measuring 11,000 ft × 150 ft (3,353 m × 46 m). There is also a closed runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,800 ft × 100 ft (1,768 m × 30 m).[1] There is a mechanics school located at the airport, Puerto Rico Aviation Maintenance Institute (PRAMI). American Airlines donated an MD-82 to the mechanics school located at the airport.[4] Here are pictures of the American Airlines MD-82, which sits on closed runway 18/36. [5][6][7]

File:NAS Roosevelt Roads aerial 1994.JPEG
Aerial view of the former US Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, 1994.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines Destinations
Air Flamenco Culebra, Vieques[8]
Isla Nena Air Culebra, Vieques[9]
Vieques Air Link Culebra, Vieques[10]

Charter

Airlines Destinations
M&N Aviation Charter flights[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for RVR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-NlfI4Jsp4
  5. ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=305900
  6. ↑ http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4.cgi?stype=reg&srng=1&srch=N428AA
  7. ↑ http://aroundguides.com/21481664/Photos
  8. ↑ Air Flamenco
  9. ↑ Isla Nena Air Services, Inc.
  10. ↑ Vieques Air Link: Schedule
  11. ↑ M&N Aviation: Services

External links


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