Mona Airport is an
airstrip
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
on
Mona Island (), the third largest island of
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
. Private and commercial flights require a permit for use of the
landing strip
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ic ...
. The permit can only be acquired through the
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. The airport is also available to planes for emergency purposes.
Mona Island is a natural reserve and there are no permanent inhabitants. Rangers from the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources rotate residence on the island to manage visitors and take part in research projects.
The runway parallels the island's southwest shore. Approach and departures are over the water. An overrun to the northwest will hit some coral rock outcroppings.
The Mayaguez
VOR/DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the sla ...
(Ident: MAZ) is located east-northeast of Mona Airport. The Punta Cana VOR/DME (Ident: PNA) is located in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
northwest of the airstrip.
Punta Cana VOR
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See also
*Transport in Puerto Rico
Transportation in Puerto Rico includes a system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ports and harbors, and railway systems, serving a population of approximately 4 million year-round. It is funded primarily with both Government of Puerto R ...
*List of airports in Puerto Rico
This is a list of airports in Puerto Rico (an unincorporated territory of the United States), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains public-use and military airports in the archipelago and island. Some private-use and former airpor ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Mona Airport
Airports in Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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