Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
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Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (IATA: ARE, ICAO: TJAB, FAA LID: ABO) is a public use airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It is owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]
The IATA and FAA airport codes differ because IATA had already assigned the "ABO" code to
History
World War II
During
- 32d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) 11 December 1941 – 19 February 1942; 19 February – 9 March 1942 (P-36 Hawk)
- 23rd Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group), 11 March – 16 May 1943 (P-39 Airacobra)
Name
The airport was named after a prominent Arecibo-born businessman and pilot, who perished along with his wife and two passengers, on a flight from Isla Grande airport in San Juan to Arecibo on Mother's day, 1979. His wife's body was recovered the next day being picked up by fishermen from La Perla in San Juan. His body, the two other passengers, and the aircraft (a Cessna) were recovered from the sea on Father's day 1979. They were visiting his parents in San Juan for Mother's day. The weather was particularly rough that evening and is believed to be the cause of the accident.
Facilities and aircraft
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport covers an area of 178
Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport has a large number of
See also
- Transport in Puerto Rico
- List of airports in Puerto Rico
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Airport information for Antonio Juarbe Pol Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ISBN 0-89201-097-5
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ABO
- AirNav airport information for TJAB
- ASN accident history for ARE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for TJAB
- SkyVector - Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol Airport