Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (Spanish: ''Aeropuerto Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci'') , commonly known as Isla Grande Airport (Spanish: ''Aeropuerto de Isla'' ''Grande'') is a small airport in Puerto Rico serving the capital municipality of San Juan and its metropolitan area since 1929. Named after U.S. Air Force Major Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci, the airport is located on San Juan Bay in the Isla Grande district of barrio Santurce in San Juan, about from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado and Isla Verde resort areas, Hato Rey business center, and SJU main airport. While its primary activity is general aviation, SIG also handles commercial and private international and domestic flights, particularly between the main island and the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra. It processed 35,871 total passengers in 2024. History Originally constructed by the U.S. Navy as Naval Air Station Isla Grande prior to World War II in 1929, the facility ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) (; AP) is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with developing, operating, and overseeing all seaports and airports in Puerto Rico. The Authority is ascribed to the Department of Transportation and Public Works and is governed by a board of directors whose members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Its day-to-day operations are under the charge of an executive director, currently Omar Marrero Díaz. Seaports overseen style="margin: 0 auto" ! scope=col , Name ! scope=col , Municipality ! scope=col , Cardinality , - , Aguirre Port , Salinas , south , - , Port of Arecibo , Arecibo , north , - , Port of Ceiba , Ceiba , east , - , Port of Fajardo , Fajardo , east , - , Port of Guayanilla , Guayanilla , south , - , Port of Mayagüez , Mayagüez , west , - , Port of San Juan , San Juan , north , - , Port of Yabucoa , Yabucoa , southeast , - , Rafael Corder ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Isla Verde ( Spanish for ''green island'') is an urbanized, beachfront resort and residential district with various upscale hotels and condominiums in the municipality of Carolina, where the main airport of Puerto Rico, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, is located. Named after a small cay and reef near the shoreline, Isla Verde is about east of the Hato Rey business center, Condado resort area, and Old San Juan historic quarter in the adjacent capital municipality of San Juan, between the Los Corozos and San José Lagoon to the west and the La Torrecilla Lagoon to the east, which lies next to the state forest, beaches, and street food kiosks of the ''Piñones'' ("pine nuts") Afro-Puerto Rican community in the municipality of Loíza. Geolocation Isla Verde is named after a small cay surrounded by a coral reef measuring 2,518 m2 (0.6 acres) about 400 meters north of the shoreline at ''Punta del Medio'' (''middle point'') in the barrio of Cangrejo Arriba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a Major airlines of the United States, major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. With its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name Delta Connection, Delta has over 5,400 flights daily and serve 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance which helps to extend its global network. It is the oldest operating U.S. airline and the List of airlines by foundation date, seventh-oldest operating worldwide. Delta ranks first in revenue and brand value among the world's largest airlines, and second by number of passengers carried, passenger miles flown, and fleet size. Listed 70th on the Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 list, Delta has topped ''The Wall Street Journal's'' annua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iberia Airlines
Iberia (), legally incorporated as ''Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora, Sociedad Unipersonal'', is the flag carrier of Spain. Founded in 1927 and based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main base of Madrid–Barajas Airport. Iberia, with Iberia Regional (operated by an independent carrier Air Nostrum) and with Iberia Express, is a part of International Airlines Group. In addition to transporting passengers and freight, Iberia Group carries out related activities, such as aircraft maintenance, handling in airports, IT systems and in-flight catering. Iberia Group airlines fly to over 109 destinations in 39 countries, and a further 90 destinations through code-sharing agreements with other airlines. On 8 April 2010, it was confirmed that British Airways and Iberia had signed an agreement to merge, making the combined operation the third largest commercial airline in the world by revenue. Shareholders of both carriers approved t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deutsche Luft Hansa
''Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G.'' (from 1933 styled as ''Deutsche Lufthansa'' and also known as ''Luft Hansa'', ''Lufthansa'', or DLH) was a German airline. It served as flag carrier of the country during the later years of the Weimar Republic and throughout Nazi Germany, when it had close links to the Nazi Party. Although Deutsche Luft Hansa was the forerunner of modern German airline Lufthansa (founded in 1953) and both airlines share the same logo, there is no legal connection between the two. However, the new Lufthansa took over staff from the old airline and claims DLH's legacy. For this reason it is controversial in the historical reappraisal to what extent the modern Lufthansa should confess to crimes committed by the old airline. History 1920s Deutsche Luft Hansa was founded on 6 January 1926 in Berlin. The name of the company means "German Hansa of the Air". The Hansa or Hanseatic League dominated maritime trade in the Baltic Sea area for hundreds of years, and is well reg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NAS San Jose Puerto Rico NAN6-47
Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air (Saudi Arabia), a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary of National Air Services * National Aerospace Standards, industry standards for aviation in the United States * National Airports System, an organization system of larger or important airports in Canada * National Airspace System, an aviation control system in the United States * Naval air squadron, an aircraft-focused unit associated with a navy * Naval air station, a military air base associated with a navy * Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline in Norway * National Aviation Services, an aviation services provider headquartered in Kuwait Commerce * Nihon Ad Systems, a Japanese anime company * No age statement, for a Scotch whisky Organizations * Nationaal Arbeids-Secretariaat, a tr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ISS047-E-783 - View Of Puerto Rico
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), European Space Agency, ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and Canadian Space Agency, CSA (Canada). As the largest space station ever constructed, it primarily serves as a platform for conducting scientific experiments in microgravity and studying the space environment. The station is divided into two main sections: the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), developed by Roscosmos, and the US Orbital Segment (USOS), built by NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CSA. A striking feature of the ISS is the Integrated Truss Structure, which connect the station’s vast system of solar panels and Spacecraft thermal control, radiators to its pressurized modules. These modules support diverse functions, including scientific research, crew habitation, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra (, ''Snake Island'') is an island, town and municipality of Puerto Rico, and together with Vieques, it is geographically part of the Spanish Virgin Islands. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 barrios and Culebra Pueblo (Dewey), the main town and the administrative center of the island. Residents of the island are known as c''ulebrenses''. With a population of 1,792 as of the 2020 Census, it is Puerto Rico's least populous municipality. Originally called ''Isla del Pasaje'' and ''Isla de San Ildefonso'', Culebra is also known as ''Isla Chiquita'' ("Little Island"), ''Cuna del Sol Borincano'' ("Cradle of the Puerto Rican Sun") and ''Última Virgen'' ("Last Virgin", due to its position at the end of the Virgin Islands archipelago). History Some sources claim that Christopher Columbus was the first European to arrive at the island during his second voyage on November ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island, Culebra barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico, and together with Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, it is geographically part of the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques lies about east of the Geography of Puerto Rico, mainland of Puerto Rico, measuring about long and wide. Its most populated barrio is the town of Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico, Isabel Segunda (or "Isabel the Second", sometimes written "Isabel II"), the administrative center located on the northern side of the island. The population of Vieques was 8,249 at the 2020 Census. The island's name is a Spanish spelling of a Taíno language, Taíno word said to mean "small island" or "small land". It also has the nickname ''Isla Nena'', usually translated as "girl island" or "little girl island", alluding to its perception as Puerto Rico's little sister. The island was given this name by the Puerto Rican poet Luis Llorens Torres, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spanish Virgin Islands
The Spanish Virgin Islands (), formerly called the Passage Islands (Spanish: ''Islas del Pasaje''), commonly known as the Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (), consist of the islands of Vieques and Culebra, situated between the main island of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the northeastern Caribbean. Located between the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the islands are administratively part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico, and geographically part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. Geologically separated from the Greater Antilles island of Hispaniola by the Mona Passage and from the Lesser Antilles island arc by the Anegada Passage, the main island of Puerto Rico, the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands except for the southernmost island of Saint Croix, all lie on the same carbonate platform and insular shelf, the Puerto Rico Bank, between the Nort ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geography Of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an Archipelago, archipelagic island and Territories of the United States, unincorporated U.S. territory consisting of the Eponym, eponymous main island of Puerto Rico and List of islands of Puerto Rico, 142 smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. It is located between the Greater Antilles, Greater and Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, east of Hispaniola, west of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, north of Geography of Venezuela, Venezuela, and south of the Puerto Rico Trench. Measuring 177 Kilometre, km (110 Mile, mi; 96 Nautical mile, nmi) in length and 65 km (40 mi; 35 nmi) in width with a land area of 8,868 Square kilometre, sq km (3,424 Square mile, sq mi), the main island is the List of Caribbean islands by area#Islands , 4th largest in the Caribbean, List of islands by area#Islands, 29th in the Americas, and List ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |