Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (Isla Grande Airport) Aeropuerto Isla Grande
IATA: SIG - ICAO: TJIG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Serves		San Juan, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL		10 ft (3 m)
Coordinates		18°27′25″N, 66°05′53″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
9/27	5,317	1,621	Asphalt

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), also commonly known as Isla Grande Airport, is a small airport in San Juan, about 5 minutes by air and 15 minutes by car from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. It is adjacent to the new Puerto Rico Convention Center, the San Juan bay, and the Pan American Cruise Ship Terminal, and overlooks Cataño. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Image File history File links [[1]] (PD) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links [[1]] (PD) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ) is a public airport located in Carolina, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... The Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC) —or Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico in Spanish— is a convention center in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the government of Puerto Rico and managed by SMG. It is the largest convention center in the Caribbean and the most technologically advanced throughout... Cataño is a small city in northern Puerto Rico, and is one of the smallest towns in Puerto Rico as well as one of the youngest. ...

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

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 Airport, then Isla Verde International Airport. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ) is a public airport located in Carolina, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (pronounced ) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). ... Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. (Iberia Airlines of Spain in English), usually shortened to Iberia, is the largest airline of Spain, based in Madrid. ... 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. ...

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 wants to expand and attract the private aviation sector that has been Isla Grande's main business for so long. Isla Grande's authorities have not made a decision yet on catering for the private aviation sector or letting Dorado Airport handle the private airplanes. Dorado Airport (IATA Code DDC) is a small airport in Dorado, Puerto Rico. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 26, 2003, the airport made history by becoming the first Puerto Rican site of a SCCA Grand Prix race. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The SCCA could be considered the grass-roots level of auto racing in the United States. ...

Incidents

In 1994, a United Airlines pilot who was travelling for the first time to Puerto Rico, confused Isla Grande airport with the international airport, and accidentally landed a Boeing 757 there. He and his passengers then flew the five minute air trip from Isla Grande to Luis Muñoz Marín International. Uniteds logo as seen at United hub Denver International Airport. ... American Airlines Boeing 757 The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

In December of 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. Flag Seal Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Gentilic: Ponceños Location Location of Ponce, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1692 Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo Political party PPD Senatorial district 5 - Ponce Representative district 24,25 Geographical characteristics Area Total 501. ...

Facilities

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport covers 102 acres and has one runway:

• Runway 9/27: 5,317 x 100 ft. (1,621 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines

• Aeromed
• M & N Aviation (Vieques)
• Roblex Aviation
• SJ Jets
• Vieques Air Link

Aeromed is a Puerto Rican air ambulance airline company. ... Playa del Corcho (Corcho Beach) Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) Official website: http://www. ... Roblex Aviation is a cargo airline based in Puerto Rico. ... Vieques Air Link (VAL) is a small but popular Puerto Rican airline company that, just as its name says, links Vieques with Culebra and mainland Puerto Rico. ...

References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Article on Puerto Rican government's decision to keep Isla Grande Airport open
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for TJIG
  • ASN Accident history for KSIG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for SIG