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Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport



Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
IATA: ARE – ICAO: TJAB – FAA LID: ABO

Antonio (Nery)
Juarbe Pol Airport
Antonio (Nery)
Juarbe Pol Airport (Puerto Rico)
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Location Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL 23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 18°27′04″N 066°40′32″W / 18.45111°N 66.67556°W / 18.45111; -66.67556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,975 1,212 Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations 1,836
Based aircraft 13
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (IATA: ARE, ICAO: TJAB, FAA LID: ABO) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Arecibo, in Puerto Rico.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is assigned ABO by the FAA and ARE by the IATA (which assigned ABO to Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire). The airport's ICAO identifier is TJAB.

Facilities and aircraft

Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport covers an area of 178 acres (72 ha) which contains one asphalt runway (8/26) measuring 3,975 x 60 ft (1,212 x 18 m).

For 12-month period ending March 17, 1998, the airport had 1,836 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day: 65% general aviation, 20% air taxi and 14% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.

The airport was very popular with skydiving having a private skydiving school.

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 passenger's and the aircraft (Cesna) 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 it's believed to be the cause of the accident.

World War II

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force conducting antisubmarine patrols. It was known as Arecibo Field. Flying units using the airfield were:

  • 32d Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) 11 December 1941-19 February 1942;19 February-9 March 1942 (P-36 Hawk)
  • 23rd Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group), 11 March-16 May 1943 (P-39 Aircobra)


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General Info
Country Puerto Rico
ICAO ID TJAB
FAA ID ABO
Time UTC-4
Latitude 18.450001
18° 27' 00.00" N
Longitude -66.675308
066° 40' 31.11" W
Elevation 23 feet
7 meters
Magnetic Variation 012° W (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Near City Arecibo
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS


Communications
CTAF/UNICOM 122.8
SAN JUAN RDO 122.2


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
08/26 3975 x 60 feet
1212 x 18 meters
ASPHALT - NO


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel 100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)


Remarks
CAUTION Mil helicopter ops aft SR. Flight training on and in vcnty of arpt.
OPR HOURS Opr 1130-2000Z.



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