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Oceanair was a regional airline that was based at
The fleet consisted of
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Defunct airlines of Puerto Rico Airlines of Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-stub
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muñoz ...
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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. It competed on domestic routes with Prinair; and on routes to the Virgin Islands
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with Prinair and with Aero Virgin Islands; using propeller-driven aircraft.
The airline flew from the late 1970s, when it started flying as Trans Commuter Airline, to the mid-1980s.
According to the Oceanair February 15, 1982 system timetable, the airline operated up to thirteen flights a day between San Juan and St. Thomas, up to nine flights a day between San Juan and St. Croix, and two flights a day between St. Thomas and St. Croix.http://www.timetableimages.com, Feb. 15, 1982 Oceanair system timetable The airline was operating 40-passenger Fairchild F-27
The Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 were versions of the Fokker F27 Friendship twin-engined turboprop passenger aircraft manufactured under license by Fairchild Hiller in the United States. The Fairchild F-27 was similar to the standa ...
s and 10-passenger Beechcraft Queen Air
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s at this time.
Fleet
The fleet consisted of Fairchild F-27
The Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 were versions of the Fokker F27 Friendship twin-engined turboprop passenger aircraft manufactured under license by Fairchild Hiller in the United States. The Fairchild F-27 was similar to the standa ...
and CASA 212 turboprops as well as Beechcraft Queen Air
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft in several versions from 1960 to 1978. Based upon the Twin Bonanza, with which it shared key components such as wings, engines, and tail surfaces, but featuring ...
piston-engine light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft co ...
.
See also
*List of defunct airlines of the United States
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* Aeronaves de Puerto Rico
Aeronaves de Puerto Rico was a short-lived Puerto Rican airline company which operated from November of 1982 to 1983. The airline was initially certified to fly between Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla and the United States city of Newark, ...
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