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Vieques Airport
Airport Directory » Puerto Rico » Vieques » Vieques AirportAirport information for Vieques AirportCountry: Puerto RicoLocation: Vieques Coordinates: 18.08.00N / 065.24.00W IATA Code: VQS Timezone: GMT -4 Direct flights form Vieques Airport Direct flights to Vieques Airport Find connecting flights to Vieques Airport Find connecting flights from Vieques Airport |
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Coordinates: 18°08′05″N 065°29′37″W / 18.13472°N 65.49361°W / 18.13472; -65.49361
Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (IATA: VQS, ICAO: TJVQ, FAA LID: VQS) is a little commercial air installation on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Because a big sum of money of Vieques' annual gross come up from the touristry industry, this little airport plays an eminent division in Vieques' economical mindset.
The airport has been for decenniums the hub of Vieques Air Link, and also a districting installation for a figure of little air hose.
History
When anti-military demonstrators set about flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to its normal yearly mean of riders. In addition, many famous person who moved from all over Puerto Rico and the balance of Latin America to get together the demonstrators arrived at Vieques through this airport. When Carla Tricoli, a Vieques native, won the 2002 Miss Puerto Rico competition, her 1st voyage as a beauty queen district at Vieques Airport.
The airport does not accept jet plane, but a duo of international voyages function from it. Most of the commercial air power functioning are concentrated on domestic voyages such as Vieques to Ceiba, Vieques to Isla Grande Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, both in San Juan. Air ambulance voyages to Fajardo are also available.
Early in 2005, programmes were denoted to spread out the airport's lone landing track, so that the airport is able to accept voyages by little jet plane. This shall be done in readying for American Eagle to set about functioning to the airport. For unknown ground that airline still has not set about service to the airport and it rests unknown if such service will of all time hap.
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