Rafael Hernández Airport

Rafael Hernández Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Rafael Hernández) (IATA: BQN, ICAO: TJBQ, FAA LID: BQN), also referred to as the Rafael Hernández International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Hernández), is an airport located in the municipality of Aguadilla in northwestern Puerto Rico. Named after the composer Rafael Hernández Marín, it is the second-busiest airport of the archipelago and island in terms of passenger traffic after the main airport of Luis Muñoz Marín International. It is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations. Set to be modernized, the 11,702 ft (2.2163 mi) long runway of the airport is the longest in the Caribbean.

In the past, the airport has been served by a number of passenger air carriers operating scheduled jet service including American Airlines, Arrow Air, Capitol Air, Continental Airlines, Kiwi International Airlines, Pan Am (II and III),Trans World Airlines (TWA), Southeast Airlines, Aeronaves de Puerto Rico and Delta Connection, and also by Etihad Crystal Cargo and Turkish Airlines Cargo on the cargo airline side. Taesa flew in 1996 from Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, and in 1985, Arrow Air operated domestic McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide body jet service on a once a week basis to the airport from San Juan (SJU) as well DC-10 nonstop flights six days a week from JFK International Airport (JFK) in New York. Pan Am III also flew jets between Aguadilla and San Juan during the early 2000s. Currently, although the airport lacks non-stop flights to Asia, it is the only airport in Puerto Rico served by an Asian commercial airline, in this case by Emirates Sky Cargo.