Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport

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Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
IATA: ARE – ICAO: TJAB – FAA: ABO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Location Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL 23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 18°27′04″N 066°40′32″W / 18.45111, -66.67556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,975 1,212 Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations 1,836
Based aircraft 13
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (IATA: ARE, ICAO: TJAB, FAA LID: ABO) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Arecibo, in Puerto Rico.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is assigned ABO by the FAA and ARE by the IATA (which assigned ABO to Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire). The airport's ICAO identifier is TJAB.[2][3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport covers an area of 178 acres (72 ha) which contains one asphalt runway (8/26) measuring 3,975 x 60 ft. (1,212 x 18 m).[1]

For 12-month period ending March 17, 1998, the airport had 1,836 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day: 65% general aviation, 20% air taxi and 14% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

The airport has become popular with skydiving.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for ABO (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: ARE / TJAB - Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: ABO / DIAO - Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire

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