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Humacao Airport
Humacao Airport is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located southeast of Humacao, a city in Puerto Rico. History The airport once had domestic airline service from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, on an airline named Dorado Wings. Facilities Humacao Airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 10/28 which measures . The San Juan VORTAC (Ident: SJU) is located north-northwest of the airport. The Patty non-directional beacon (Ident: SJ) is located northwest of the airport. See also * Transport in Puerto Rico * List of airports in Puerto Rico This is a list of airports in Puerto Rico (an unincorporated territory of the United States), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains 19 public-use and military airports in the Commonwealth. Some private-use and former airports may be i ... References External links * OpenStreetMap - Humacao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The region of what is now Humacao belonged to the Taíno region of Humaka, which covered a portion of the southeast coast of Puerto Rico. The region was led by cacique Jumacao (also referred to as "Macao"). The Taíno settlement was located on the shores of what is called now the Humacao River. It is believed that the Taíno chief Jumacao was the first "cacique" to learn to read and write in Spanish, since he wrote a letter to the King of Spain Charles I complaining about how the Governor of the island wasn't complying with their peace agreement. In the letter, Jumacao argued that their people were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
