TJVQ
Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport
VFR
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Name
Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
TJVQ / VQS / TJVQ
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- Region
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Timezone
8:27 am (AST)
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Municipality
Vieques
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Coordinates
18° 8′ 5″ N 65° 29′ 36″ W
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Elevation
49 ft (15 m MSL)
About Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport
Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (IATA: VQS, ICAO: TJVQ, FAA LID: VQS) is a public airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico. Because a large amount of Vieques's yearly revenue comes from the tourism industry, this airport plays an important part in the Vieques economy. For decades, the airport has been the hub of Vieques Air Link, and also a destination for a number of small airlines.
It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).