Diego Jiménez Torres Airport Explained

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport
Nativename:Fajardo Airport
Iata:FAJ
Icao:TJFA
Faa:X95
Type:Closed
Owner:Puerto Rico Ports Authority
City-Served:Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Closed:2015
Elevation-F:64
Pushpin Map:Puerto Rico
Pushpin Label:TJFA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Puerto Rico
R1-Number:Closed
Footnotes:Source: FAA[1] Google Maps[2]

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport was a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located south of Fajardo, a city in Puerto Rico. It is also known as Fajardo Airport.

Airport operations were shut down in November 2008 and transferred to the newly opened José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba. In February 2015 the FAA announced the permanent closure of the airport on April 30, 2015.

Facilities

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport covered an area of 95acres at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. The asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 measured 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m), and is marked closed.[1]

Airlines

At the time of closing, air taxi service was provided by the following airlines:[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2 July 2009.
  2. Web site: Fajardo Airport . Google Maps . 5 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Airlines serving Puerto Rico . Travel and Sports, Inc..