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The airport has become popular with skydiving.
The airport has become popular with skydiving.

==World War II==
During [[World War II]], the airport was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Sixth Air Force]] conducting antisubmarine patrols. It was known as '''Arecibo Field'''. Flying units using the airfield were:

* [[32nd Air Operations Squadron|32d Fighter Squadron]] ([[36th Wing|36th Fighter Group]]) 11 Dec 1941-19 Feb 1942;19 Feb-9 Mar 1942 (P-36 Hawk)
* [[23rd Fighter Squadron]] ([[36th Wing|36th Fighter Group]]), 11 Mar-16 May 1943 (P-39 Aircobra)


== References ==
== References ==
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* Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
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Revision as of 00:02, 1 March 2009

Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPuerto Rico Ports Authority
LocationArecibo, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates18°27′04″N 066°40′32″W / 18.45111°N 66.67556°W / 18.45111; -66.67556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,975 1,212 Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations1,836
Based aircraft13

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]

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.

World War II

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force conducting antisubmarine patrols. It was known as Arecibo Field. Flying units using the airfield were:

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ABO 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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