José Aponte de la Torre Airport
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José Aponte de la Torre Airport is a public use airport
owned by Puerto Rico Ports Authority
and located 2 NM from the central business district
of Ceiba
, a town in Puerto Rico
.
The airport opened in November 2008 on the site of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
, replacing the Diego Jiménez Torres Airport
in Fajardo.
of 38 ft (11.6 m) above mean sea level. It has one operating runway
designated 7/25 with asphalt
and concrete
surface measuring 11000 foot. There is also a closed runway designated 18/36 which measures 5800 foot.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
owned by Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is a public corporation created by the Legislative Assembly of the United States' Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to develop and operate ports and airports within the Commonwealth...
and located 2 NM from the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Ceiba
Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Ceiba is a small town in northeast Puerto Rico. It is named after the famous Ceiba tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo, and east of Río Grande. It is located about one hour's driving distance from San Juan...
, a town in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
The airport opened in November 2008 on the site of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station is a former United States military air base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The site is run today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport.-History:...
, replacing the Diego Jiménez Torres Airport
Diego Jiménez Torres Airport
Diego Jiménez Torres Airport is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Fajardo, a city in Puerto Rico. It is also known as Fajardo Airport....
in Fajardo.
Facilities
José Aponte de la Torre Airport covers an area of 1646 acres (666.1 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 38 ft (11.6 m) above mean sea level. It has one operating runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 7/25 with asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
and concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface measuring 11000 foot. There is also a closed runway designated 18/36 which measures 5800 foot.