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