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Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport



Coordinates: 18°27′25″N 066°05′53″W / 18.45694°N 66.09806°W / 18.45694; -66.09806

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Aeropuerto Isla Grande
IATA: SIG – ICAO: TJIG – FAA LID: SIG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Location Miramar, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,542 1,689 Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations 72,700
Passenger Movement 102,390 (2008)
Based aircraft 299
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport's runway can be seen at the top right of this photo of San Juan's ship dock

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (IATA: SIG, ICAO: TJIG, FAA LID: SIG), also commonly known as Isla Grande Airport, is a small airport in Miramar, which is a district in the municipality of San Juan,Puerto Rico. It is adjacent to the new Puerto Rico Convention Center, the San Juan Bay, and the Pan American Cruise Ship Terminal, and overlooks Cataño.

While Isla Grande's main operation is with general aviation, it is still a commercial airport, dealing with some domestic and international commercial flights.

History

Isla Grande was Puerto Rico's main international airport until 1954, when Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport was built. Until that year, international airlines such as Lufthansa, Iberia Airlines, Pan Am and other majors flew to Isla Grande. However, since Isla Grande airport was not built to accept jets, all international airlines then moved their operations in Puerto Rico to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, then named Isla Verde International Airport.

Isla Grande was renamed in honor of United States Air Force Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, an F-111 pilot who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon; the 1986 airstrike of Libya.

A controversy regarding Isla Grande and Dorado Airport surfaced in 2003. Dorado Airport wanted to expand and attract the private aviation sector that has been Isla Grande's main business for so long. Dorado airport eventually became a victim of urban development in Dorado and no longer exists.

On October 26, 2003, the airport made history by becoming the first Puerto Rican site of a SCCA Grand Prix race.

In 2006, after a detailed impact study and many rumors about the future of the airport, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that Isla Grande airport would remain open for the foreseeable future, mostly because of its key function as the primary reliever for the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.

Incidents

On April 11, 1952 Pan Am Flight 526A crashed into the sea just after take off due to engine stoppege killing 52 out of 69 passengers and crew.

On December 21, 1994, a United Airlines Boeing 757 flight enroute to San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport mistakenly landed at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport.

In December 2002, a helicopter that had been rented from a company that operates out of this airport was hijacked and taken to a jail in Ponce, where six inmates boarded the helicopter, forcing the pilot to drop them off at a farm. The pilot was able to fly back after he lied to the prisoners about their whereabouts, making them jump off the helicopter and zig-zagging the helicopter to prevent them from shooting at him. Soon after, all escapees were found by the police.

Facilities

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport covers an area of 102 acres (41 ha) which contains one runway:

  • Runway 9/27: 5,542 x 100 ft (1,689 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines

Airlines Destinations
Air Flamenco Culebra, Vieques, St Croix, St Thomas
M&N Aviation Barahona, La Romana, Punta Cana, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, Vieques
Roblex Aviation St. Maarten, St. Thomas
Seaborne Airlines St. Croix, St. Thomas, Vieques
Vieques Air Link Vieques

Accidents and incidents

  • June 7, 1992: An Executive Air (for American Eagle) CASA 212 flying from Dominicci Airport crashed short of the runway in Mayagüez, killing both crew members and all three passengers.


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General Info
Country Puerto Rico
ICAO ID TJIG
FAA ID SIG
Time UTC-4
Latitude 18.456828
18° 27' 24.58" N
Longitude -66.098139
066° 05' 53.30" W
Elevation 10 feet
3 meters
Type Joint (Civil and Military)
Magnetic Variation 012° W (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
Near City San Juan
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
International Clearance Status Landing Rights Airport


Communications
TWR
Opr 1100-2300Z. (AAS Avbl 122.8 fr San Juan Cntr 2300-1400Z.)
135.875
298.85
PRARNG OPS
(Army National Guard)(MORRO CON)
30.4
139.1
229.3
13521.5
GND 121.7
CTAF 135.875
ATIS 120.4
SAN JUAN CNTR 119.4
120.9
269.2
290.2
Communications Remarks  
A/D (APP DEP svc).


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
09/27 5317 x 100 feet
1621 x 30 meters
ASPHALT - NO


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A+, Kerosene fuel, Type A, Jet A or JP-1 With icing inhibitor.

Jet A, without icing inhibitor.

100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)


Remarks
ARNG AASF hr 1100-2000Z Mon-Fri.
CAUTION 4349 ft. avbl for ldg Rwy 27. Bird and dog haz on and in vcnty arpt. 275' unlgtdbldg/twr 0.75 NM E. Unlgtd twr 450' 3.5 NM SW. Unlgtd twr 270' SSW. Unlgtd twr 304' and 270' AGL 2 NM SW. 130' AGL cranes (3) lctd 700' NE apch end Rwy 27. 100' AGL crane lctd 300' S apch end Rwy 27. 130' AGL cranes (2) 150' E Rwy 27 1000-2000 dly. 100' AGL crane W of ATCT 1030-2000. 250' AGL crane 0.5NM N arpt.
FUEL A+(Avbl 1200-2200Z. Isla Grande Flying School, C787-722-1160, $100 OT fee, Bus Ph or C787-292-2723) (NC-100,A)
LGT N side rwy lgt nstd, vary fr 10' to 50' fr rwy edge. PAPI Rwy 09 O/S indef. South twy lgts ots indefly.
NG RSTD - OFFL BUS ONLY. PPR COMCARIBSEAFRON. Clsd to all USN/USMC F/W acft 10,000 lb and hvy.
OPR HOURS Opr 1000-2300Z.
RSTD ARNG ramp space ltd, 72 hr PPR rqr to prk, C787-722-3916.
TFC PAT Mil acft tfc pat 1000', N of Old San Juan over water.



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