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Facilities include a hotel, a barber's shop, beauty salons, souvenir kiosks, [[duty-free shop]]s, a [[Banco Popular de Puerto Rico]] branch and several [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]s throughout the facilities.
Facilities include a hotel, a barber's shop, beauty salons, souvenir kiosks, [[duty-free shop]]s, a [[Banco Popular de Puerto Rico]] branch and several [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]s throughout the facilities.


The airport also serves as the [[Caribbean]] [[airline hub|hub]] for [[American Airlines]] and [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]].<ref>[http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/amr.jhtml Official AMR Website Profile with Hub List]</ref>
The airport also serves as the [[Caribbean]] [[airline hub|hub]] for [[American Airlines]] and [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]].<ref>[http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/amr.jhtml Official AMR Website Profile with Hub List] retrived 5/27/2008</ref>


==Terminals and airlines==
==Terminals and airlines==

Revision as of 04:06, 28 May 2008

18°26′22″N 066°00′07″W / 18.43944°N 66.00194°W / 18.43944; -66.00194

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín
FAA airport diagram
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPuerto Rico Ports Authority
ServesSan Juan
LocationCarolina, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL9 ft / 3 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 10,002 3,049 Asphalt
10/28 8,016 2,443 Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations217,434
Based aircraft107
"SJU" redirects here. For Several universities also use these initials, see SJU (disambiguation), see SJU (disambiguation).

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ, FAA LID: SJU) is a public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airport receives over 10 million passengers per year making it the busiest airport in the Caribbean in terms of movement of passengers, and it is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.

History

SJU's Control Tower
Main entrance into Luis Muñoz Marín International
The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge connects the financial district of Hato Rey with the airport, and greets visitors with the official flags of the Commonwealth. It is commonly a visitor's first sight of the island as well.

Located in the area known as Isla Verde, the airport was for many decades known as Isla Verde International Airport, until 1985, when then Governor Rafael Hernández Colón decided to name it after Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rico's first democratically elected governor.[citation needed]

The airport served as a Caribbean hub for Pan Am, Trans Caribbean Airways, Eastern Air Lines, and a short lived focus city for TWA. It was also the hub of Puerto Rico's international airline, Prinair from 1966 until 1984, when Prinair went bankrupt. In 1986, American Airlines (along with American Eagle) established a hub in the airport to compete with Eastern Air Lines. In the past, the airport has been served by Avianca, Mexicana, Lufthansa, Air France, ACES Colombia, British Airways, Air Jamaica, Viasa, Aerolineas Argentinas, Virgin Atlantic, Dominicana De Aviacion.[citation needed]

Operations

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the island's main international gateway and its main connection to United States mainland. Domestic flights fly between Carolina and other local destinations, including Aguadilla, Culebra, Mayagüez, Ponce and Vieques. The airport offers rapid access to San Juan, the capital of the island and this airport is the biggest airport in the caribbean.

Facilities include a hotel, a barber's shop, beauty salons, souvenir kiosks, duty-free shops, a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico branch and several ATMs throughout the facilities.

The airport also serves as the Caribbean hub for American Airlines and American Eagle.[2]

Terminals and airlines

Destinations with non-stop service from San Juan

Luis Muñoz Marín Airport has two terminals, the Main Terminal and the American Airlines Terminal. The original airport design had a different layout which consisted of three terminals B, C and D. New signing around the airport has changed this.

The Main Terminal houses Concourse A, B and Concourse C, while the American Airlines Terminal houses Concourse D and Concourse E. All airlines except American Airlines and American Eagle check in the Main Terminal. American Airlines and American Eagle check in the American Airlines Terminal.

Concourse A

Concourse A is currently under construction and is expected to open on the end of 2008 or in January 2009. The new expansion will house 7 gates and the tenants will be US Airways and Delta Air Lines. [3]

Concourse B

Concourse B has 11 gates: 31 - 41

Concourse C

Concourse C has 9 gates: 20, 22 - 29

Concourse D

Overview of the American Airlines Terminal. (Former Eastern Air Lines Terminal)

Concourse D has 8 gates: 11 - 12, 14 - 19

  • American Airlines Gates 11 - 12, 14 - 19 (Antigua, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Caracas, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford/Springfield, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Santo Domingo, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Tampa, Washington-Dulles)

Concourse E

Concourse E has 14 gates: 1A - 1F, 2 - 9

  • American Airlines Gates 3 - 9 (see above)
    • American Eagle operated by Executive Airlines Gates 1A - 1F, 2 (Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Beef Island, Bonaire, Bridgetown, Curacao, Canouan, Dominica, Fort-de-France, Grenada, La Romana, Nevis, Pointe-a-Pitre, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas)

Air charters

All charters arrive and depart from Concourse C

Military/cargo ramps

Military ramp

Cargo services

Airport expansion

Template:Future airport ex As of 2006, the airport has been receiving major upgrades, including a new Concourse (Concourse A), reconstruction of runway 10-28, pavement and apron expansions, and new light systems. press conference rooms, and new fast food franchises along its corridors. These include Wendy's, McDonald's, Subway, Starbucks, Buffalo Wings, Taco Maker and Chester's.

Over $400 million will be used to expand the airport facilities through 2011. The new concourse A will open in Spring, 2008 for use by US Airways and Delta Air Lines. Concourse B, C & D will be expanded to accommodate new gates. Concourse E will be expanded to have its own check in counters and guest services. [citation needed]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for SJU PDF, effective 2007-03-15
  2. ^ Official AMR Website Profile with Hub List retrived 5/27/2008
  3. ^ El Nuevo Día retrieved 16 February 2008
  4. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 27 November 2006

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