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Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is a public use airport located southeast of
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,
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. It is owned by the
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. This airport is included in the
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for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a
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airport. The IATA and FAA airport codes differ because IATA had already assigned the "ABO" code to
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in
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.


History


World War II

During
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, the airport was used by the
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conducting antisubmarine patrols. It was known as Arecibo Field. Flying units using the airfield were: *
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( 36th Fighter Group) 11 December 1941 – 19 February 1942; 19 February – 9 March 1942 (
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) *
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( 36th Fighter Group), 11 March – 16 May 1943 (
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) Maurer, Maurer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.


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
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) 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
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s (72 ha) at an
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of 23 feet (7 m) above
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. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,975 by 60 feet (1,212 × 18 m). Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport has a large number of
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and ultralights. It has become the main center of Sport Aviation in Puerto Rico. The airport is very popular with
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community, with a private skydiving school located there.


See also

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Transport in Puerto Rico Transportation in Puerto Rico includes a system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ports and harbors, and railway systems, serving a population of approximately 4 million year-round. It is funded primarily with both local and federal gov ...
*
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

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SkyVector - Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol Airport
{{Portal bar, Puerto Rico, Aviation, World War II Airports in Puerto Rico Buildings and structures in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Closed military facilities in Puerto Rico