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. Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Isla Culebra (Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Idelfonso. ...

Code Data

• ICAO Code: VES
• Callsign: Vieques

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

It started out on 1965, with owner Osvaldo Gonzalez piloting a plane with 3 passengers from Vieques to Humacao. A Cherokee plane and another airplane were also acquired later, allowing the young airline to serve Isla Verde International Airport. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Humacao is a quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Jumacao. ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... 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 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the islands main international gateway, and its main connection to the mainland United States. ...

1968 saw Vieques Air Link become sort of an international airline, adding a flight to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. (The Virgin Islands are only technically an international destination, because, like Puerto Rico, they are half independent from the United States.) 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ...

1980 saw the building of Fajardo airport and Vieques Air Link started flights to the new airport immediately. The 1980s were flourishing times for the small company and the frequency of flights to San Juan, Humacao and Culebra grew considerably. In 1989, Vieques Air Link lost its whole fleet to Hurricane Hugo. However, 7 Islander and 3 Trilander planes would rise again to the skies soon after and keep Vieques Air Link's name high up in the air. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Fajardo is a small but popular city located on the north east coast of Puerto Rico. ... 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. ... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Hugo off the coast of South Carolina Hurricane Hugo was first detected as a group of thunderstorms near Cape Verde, Africa, on September 9, 1989. ... The Islander The Islander was the 34-foot yawl that Harry Pidgeon sailed around the world single-handed, becoming the second person to do so after Joshua Slocum. ...

The 1990s saw VAL get into financial trouble, but ironically, what was a problem for some, was a blessing for another. With the Vieques conflict, more and more Puerto Ricans began flying Vieques Air Link every day to go to military camps to protest, and the police also had to fly their personnel and the people arrested in those areas on VAL planes at various times. Others, like political leaders Ruben Berrios and Fernando Martin, and the 2002 Miss Puerto Rico, who hails from Vieques, have had pictures taken by the press aboard VAL planes while flying to Vieques, giving the airline a new wave of unpaid-for promotional attention. Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Lawyer President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Their fleet now boasts the type Cessna Caravan, a single engine turbo prop capable of short runway and rugged operations.