Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (IATA Airport Code MAZ) is a small, commercial airport located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Named after the celebrated Mayagüez native Eugenio Maria de Hostos (who gained fame as a teacher in both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic), this airport used to be the main air gateway to the western region of Puerto Rico, until Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla took over that position. The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-GWEHZ) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ... Eugenio María de Hostos (1839-1903) born Río Cañas, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican educator and independence advocate known as El Cuidadano de las Americas (The Citizen of the Americas). ... Aguadilla is a small beach town in Northwest Puerto Rico. ...

The airport was served heavily by the Puerto Rican national air carrier, Prinair, during the 1970s and early 1980s. It took the airport three years to get commercial service again once Prinair went bankrupt in 1984. American Eagle opened service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in 1987, and Eastern Airlines, not to be outdone by their rival American's feeder carrier, soon began services there too, with their own feeder airline, Eastern Metro Express. A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Prinair was Puerto Ricos domestic and international airline for 3 decades. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Eagle is a commuter subsidiary of American Airlines, operating from hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago-OHare, Miami, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Boston-Logan, Raleigh-Durham, and San Jose. ... Executive Air dba American Eagle ATR-72 and American Airlines aircraft at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in April 2001 Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (18° 26′ 22″ N 66° 00′ 07″ W), in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the islands main international gateway, and its main connection to the... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Chinese airline, see China Eastern Airlines. ...

Although the airport has always been a turbo-prop airplane airport, Pan Am announced, in 2002, intentions to install jet flights between Mayagüez and Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with Boeing 727s. Those plans never became a reality, but in 2003, the airport gained international status, when Fina Air picked up the route to Santo Domingo. Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Las Américas International Airport (IATA code SDQ) is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic. ... Santo Domingo, population 2,061,200 (2003), is the capital of the Dominican Republic. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fina Air Saab 340, registration number N112-PX, at Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. ...

The airport has been involved in various air tragedies: A Prinair Heron airplane fell while landing there, killing all nine passengers. In 1989, an American Eagle airplane flying to San Juan from Mayagüez also crashed, killing five passengers. Heron (disambiguation) Genera Ardea Zebrilus Philherodias Tigrisoma Ardeola Bubulcus Egretta Agamia Butorides Tigriornis Tigrisoma Gorsachius Syrigma Zonerodius Nycticorax see also: Bittern Herons are medium to large long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae, which also includes the egrets and bitterns. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

American Eagle Flight 5401, which took off from Mayagüez, crashed at San Juan on May 9, 2004, with 26 injured, but with no fatalities. American Eagle flight 5401 was a flight between Mayagüezs Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 8, 2004, American Eagle filed a 90-day notice of intent to the DOT to end service to Mayagüez on February 5, 2005 due to poor loads. MAZ is an Essential Air Service market therefore American Eagle's service has been extended by the DOT until the newly selected carrier, Cape Air, begins operations. Cape Air is expected to start services on May 1, 2005. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Cape Air is an airline that operates in the following four markets: Massachusetts and Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands Florida Philippines Cape Air operates flights with a Cessna CNA. Continental Airlines has Cape Airs flights from San Juan, Puerto Ricos Luis Munoz Marin International Airport under the... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Airlines flying to MAZ

• American Eagle (Until April 30, 2005)

• Cape Air (Starting May 1, 2005)