Mercedita Airport
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Mercedita Airport is a commercial airport
located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district
of Ponce
, Puerto Rico
. The airport covers 275 acres (111 ha) and has one runway
. Passenger movement at the airport in FY 2008 was 278,911, an astounding 1,228% increase over fiscal year 2003 and the highest of all the regional airports for that 5-year period. As of November 15, 2009, negotiations were underway to transfer control of the airport from the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to the Ponce municipal government. It was inaugurated as an international airport
on November 1, 1990. Mercedita is Puerto Rico's largest airport in terms of military personnel volume and the second largest in terms of military freight.On 12 August 1981, an Air Florida
plane with 125 Haitian
refugees aboard landed at Mercedita enroute to the Fort Allen
facility in Juana Diaz
, part of the 1981 Haitian refugees exodus
.
used for the airborne irrigation of sugarcane fields belonging to the Serralles distillery. The airport took the name of the sugarcane plantation that it was part of, Hacienda Mercedita
. The founder of the plantation, Juan Serrallés
, had named his plantation in honor of his wife Mercedes. To commemorate this, a portrait of Mrs. Mercedes Serralles was unveiled in the airport on December 30, 1992, by then-governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernandez Colon
.
The takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet (259.1 m) long by 50 feet (15.2 m) wide. During World War II it was turned into a military airport, and in 1947 the U.S. Navy ceded the airport to the Puerto Rico Ports Authority
. The airport officially started operations in April, 1948.
In 1949, however, it was determined that the runway
of the Ponce Airport at the nearby Losey Field
no longer met the newer and more stringent minimum airport safety requirements, and airport operations were suspended. As a result, studies were initiated for the construction of a new airport in Ponce.
aircraft. In 1987 the runway was once again extended, this time to 6900 feet (2,103.1 m). The passenger terminal was also remodeled, a platform was built for use by general aviation
as was a new building for the Air Rescue Unit
of the Puerto Rico Police.
to run flights to Miami, Florida
. The cost of the expansion was $3 million. The expansion provided 1900 feet (579.1 m) additional length, as well as 50 ft (15.2 m) additional width. Also in the fall of 1992, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority spent another $6 million in improvements to the terminal building. These included an additional 14500 square feet (1,347.1 m²) space in the baggage claim, immigration, customs, passenger waiting areas, vending areas, and Department of Agriculture installations.
operate out of this airport for the distribution of surface freight.
in the area, Mercedita's directors decided to expand the airport's runway to 8000 ft (2,438 m) to accommodate anticipated growth in airline traffic.
On June 17, 2005, JetBlue Airways
began daily, non-stop service between John F. Kennedy International Airport
in New York
and Mercedita Airport. Shortly after this announcement, Continental Airlines
also commenced non-stop service from Newark Liberty International Airport
and Ponce. This service ended on January 17, 2008. On June 3, 2006, Delta Connection
began servicing the airport, with twice-weekly, regional jet service to Atlanta, Georgia
. The service ended on January 20, 2007. JetBlue has also added daily, non-stop service between Ponce and Orlando International Airport
.
During 2007, more passengers passed through the airport than the population of the entire city of Ponce itself. "Ponce's Mercedita airport served 251,000 passengers in 2007, an increase of 28 percent over the previous year."
In February 2009, Ponce mayor María Meléndez
sought transfer of the airport from the Puerto Rico central government to the Ponce Municipal government amidst discontent with the bureocracy at the central government that could be avoided if the airport was locally managed.
In early 2010, members of the Ponce Chamber of Commerce strongly criticized the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and its director Alvaro Pilar Villagran after failure to execute on a legally binding agreement of November 2008, whereby the Ports Authority agreed to an investment of $8 million to built an airport drainage system needed as part of any additional expansion work.
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority
recently announced an investment of 7 million dollars to extend Mercedita's runway to 8000 feet (2,438.4 m). Construction began in February 2011. Also this year the Authority will be installing two boarding bridges among other terminal improvements.
Realtime departures and arrivals information is available online.
, which took off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
, crashed while attempting to land at Mercedita Airport.
On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185
that was supposed to land at Mercedita airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8438Q, crashed while on its way from Culebra
. One body was found in Humacao
. The other four passengers are presumed dead.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The airport covers 275 acres (111 ha) and has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
. Passenger movement at the airport in FY 2008 was 278,911, an astounding 1,228% increase over fiscal year 2003 and the highest of all the regional airports for that 5-year period. As of November 15, 2009, negotiations were underway to transfer control of the airport from the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to the Ponce municipal government. It was inaugurated as an international airport
International airport
An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
on November 1, 1990. Mercedita is Puerto Rico's largest airport in terms of military personnel volume and the second largest in terms of military freight.On 12 August 1981, an Air Florida
Air Florida
Air Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated from 1971 to 1984. In 1975 it was headquartered in the Dadeland Towers in what is now the Kendall CDP in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.-History:...
plane with 125 Haitian
Haitian
Haitian may refer to:* A person or thing of, from, or related to the country of Haiti* Haitian Creole language * Haitian cuisine* Haitian , minor character in the 2006 television series Heroes...
refugees aboard landed at Mercedita enroute to the Fort Allen
Fort Allen
Fort Allen was a structure, built in 1774 in Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, for protection from Indian attacks.Roughly 800 pioneer settlers in Hempfield, a large number of them German, had petitioned the state for aid and protection from Indian attacks. In response to that, Fort Allen was built...
facility in Juana Diaz
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...
, part of the 1981 Haitian refugees exodus
Boat people
Boat people is a term that usually refers to refugees, illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who emigrate in numbers in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made...
.
Early history
Built in 1939, Mercedita was originally a modest aerodromeAerodrome
An aerodrome, airdrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo, passengers or neither...
used for the airborne irrigation of sugarcane fields belonging to the Serralles distillery. The airport took the name of the sugarcane plantation that it was part of, Hacienda Mercedita
Hacienda Mercedita
Hacienda Mercedita was a sugarcane plantation in Ponce, Puerto Rico, founded in 1861, by Juan Serrallés Colón. The Hacienda was the administrative center of the large sugarcane mill called Central Mercedita as well as that of its cane sugar refinery plant which packaged the Snow White brand sugar...
. The founder of the plantation, Juan Serrallés
Juan Serralles
Juan Serrallés Colón was the founder of Hacienda Mercedita in Ponce, Puerto Rico and what was to become Destileria Serralles, producers of "Don Q", a world renowned brand of Puerto Rican rum.-Early years:...
, had named his plantation in honor of his wife Mercedes. To commemorate this, a portrait of Mrs. Mercedes Serralles was unveiled in the airport on December 30, 1992, by then-governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernandez Colon
Rafael Hernández Colón
Rafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,...
.
The takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet (259.1 m) long by 50 feet (15.2 m) wide. During World War II it was turned into a military airport, and in 1947 the U.S. Navy ceded the airport to the Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is a public corporation created by the Legislative Assembly of the United States' Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to develop and operate ports and airports within the Commonwealth...
. The airport officially started operations in April, 1948.
In 1949, however, it was determined that the runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
of the Ponce Airport at the nearby Losey Field
Losey Army Airfield
Losey Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. It is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico....
no longer met the newer and more stringent minimum airport safety requirements, and airport operations were suspended. As a result, studies were initiated for the construction of a new airport in Ponce.
New airport
Since then and until today, the airport has been enlarged on various occasions. One major construction project, in particular, took place in 1963 when the runway was extended from 3000 feet (914.4 m) to 3,900 feet. In 1967, a master plan was adopted for the systematic development of the airport. In 1971 the runway was again extended, to 5000 feet (1,524 m) to allow for the use by Boeing 727Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
aircraft. In 1987 the runway was once again extended, this time to 6900 feet (2,103.1 m). The passenger terminal was also remodeled, a platform was built for use by general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
as was a new building for the Air Rescue Unit
Fuerzas Unidas de Rapida Accion
The United Forces of Fast Action or better known as FURA is an agency within the Puerto Rico Police Department in charge of specialized divisions that relate to federal law enforcement agencies of the United States, and coordinate operations between the PRPD and U.S. federal agencies...
of the Puerto Rico Police.
1990s expansion work
In the fall of 1992, the runway was extended to make it possible for American AirlinesAmerican Airlines
American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
to run flights to Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. The cost of the expansion was $3 million. The expansion provided 1900 feet (579.1 m) additional length, as well as 50 ft (15.2 m) additional width. Also in the fall of 1992, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority spent another $6 million in improvements to the terminal building. These included an additional 14500 square feet (1,347.1 m²) space in the baggage claim, immigration, customs, passenger waiting areas, vending areas, and Department of Agriculture installations.
International
International air service history at Mercedita has been as follows:- In 1965, Eastern Airlines, together with CaribairCaribair (Puerto Rico)Caribair was a major airline that flew out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was the first Puerto Rican airline to use jet aircraft for their services.-History:...
, started direct connecting service at the airport. - In 1971, Eastern Airlines held hearing in Ponce with the intention of starting non-stop service to the United States. The Puerto Rico Ports Authority, in anticipation of such service, extended the runway to 5000 feet (1,524 m) to permit the landing of B-727 aircraft.
- In June 1975, Eastern Airlines started a weekly direct flight to New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with a stop-over in San Juan. In the same year the Puerto Rico Ports Authority built a new runway, access road, parking lot, and shoulder. - In 1990, Eastern Airlines started operations in Ponce with a flight to New York, but it ceased a year later, in January, 1991.
- In 1990, Carnival Airlines also started operations in Ponce, and flew to New York and Miami until February 1998.
- Meanwhile, American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
started to flew to Miami from November 1, 1992, until March, 1994. - On November 17, 2005, Continental AirlinesContinental AirlinesContinental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
began daily non-stop service from Newark Liberty International AirportNewark Liberty International AirportNewark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...
and Ponce. This service ended on January 17, 2008. - In November 2007, Spirit AirlinesSpirit AirlinesSpirit Airlines is a United States ultra low-cost carrier operating scheduled flights throughout the Americas. The airline is headquartered in Miramar, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit currently maintains a base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
started daily non-stop service from Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FloridaFort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
. This service ended on September 2008. - On June 3, 2006, Delta ConnectionDelta ConnectionDelta Connection is the name under which a number of individually owned regional airlines and one wholly owned regional carrier operate short and medium haul routes in association with Delta Air Lines Inc...
began servicing the airport, with twice-weekly, regional jet service to Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. The service ended on January 20, 2007. - Jet Blue started service to New York in June 2005. Some time later it also started flying to OrlandoOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
and Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FloridaFort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
Intra-Island
In addition, several carriers have flown intra-island from Ponce:- During the 1970s, the airport had extensive domestic daily service by PrinairPrinairPrinair was a Puerto Rican airline. It was Puerto Rico's domestic and international flag carrier airline for almost two decades.- History :Services began in 1966, under the name Aerolíneas de Ponce , with Aero Commanders...
. Prinair kept on flying there until it ceased operations in 1984. - American Eagle AirlinesAmerican Eagle AirlinesAmerican Eagle Airlines is a brand name used by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. , based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Executive Airlines based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the operation of passenger air service as regional affiliates of American Airlines. All three airlines are wholly owned subsidiaries...
flew from Ponce to San Juan, but halted operations in January, 2001, "after many years of service." - Cape AirCape AirHyannis Air Service, Inc., operating as Cape Air, is an airline headquartered at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It operates scheduled passenger services in the Northeast, Florida, the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic States, Midwest, and Micronesia...
offered service to San Juan from January 1, 2003, to December, 2004. It then reinitiated operations flying again to that city until April 30, 2011.
Freight
Federal Express and DHLDHL
DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail....
operate out of this airport for the distribution of surface freight.
Recent events
After Ponce's mayor Rafael Cordero signed a contract to build a major seaportPort of the Americas (Port of Ponce)
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The project aims to convert the current Port of Ponce into an international shipping hub similar to, though not as large as, the megaports located in Singapore and Rotterdam. The Port...
in the area, Mercedita's directors decided to expand the airport's runway to 8000 ft (2,438 m) to accommodate anticipated growth in airline traffic.
On June 17, 2005, JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways Corporation is an American low-cost airline. The company is headquartered in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. Its main base is John F. Kennedy International Airport, also in Queens....
began daily, non-stop service between John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Mercedita Airport. Shortly after this announcement, Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
also commenced non-stop service from Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...
and Ponce. This service ended on January 17, 2008. On June 3, 2006, Delta Connection
Delta Connection
Delta Connection is the name under which a number of individually owned regional airlines and one wholly owned regional carrier operate short and medium haul routes in association with Delta Air Lines Inc...
began servicing the airport, with twice-weekly, regional jet service to Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. The service ended on January 20, 2007. JetBlue has also added daily, non-stop service between Ponce and Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport...
.
During 2007, more passengers passed through the airport than the population of the entire city of Ponce itself. "Ponce's Mercedita airport served 251,000 passengers in 2007, an increase of 28 percent over the previous year."
In February 2009, Ponce mayor María Meléndez
María Meléndez
Dr. María Eloisa Meléndez Altieri, also known as Mayita, is the current mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was elected during the Puerto Rican general elections of 2008, becoming the first woman elected to the office in Ponce's political history...
sought transfer of the airport from the Puerto Rico central government to the Ponce Municipal government amidst discontent with the bureocracy at the central government that could be avoided if the airport was locally managed.
In early 2010, members of the Ponce Chamber of Commerce strongly criticized the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and its director Alvaro Pilar Villagran after failure to execute on a legally binding agreement of November 2008, whereby the Ports Authority agreed to an investment of $8 million to built an airport drainage system needed as part of any additional expansion work.
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is a public corporation created by the Legislative Assembly of the United States' Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to develop and operate ports and airports within the Commonwealth...
recently announced an investment of 7 million dollars to extend Mercedita's runway to 8000 feet (2,438.4 m). Construction began in February 2011. Also this year the Authority will be installing two boarding bridges among other terminal improvements.
Airlines and destinations
The Airport is also home of the southern aerial division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.Realtime departures and arrivals information is available online.
Disasters
On June 24, 1972, Prinair Flight 191Prinair Flight 191
Prinair Flight 191 was a Prinair flight from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Mercedita Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At approximately 11:15pm on 24 June 1972, the aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Mercedita Airport...
, which took off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles southeast of San Juan. Over 4 million passengers board a plane at the airport per year according to FAA reports . It is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports...
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, crashed while attempting to land at Mercedita Airport.
On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185
Cessna 185
-Specification for differing configurations:-References:* Jan Churchill, Hit My Smoke: Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia, Sunflower University Press, Manhattan KS, ISBN 0-89745-215-1...
that was supposed to land at Mercedita airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8438Q, crashed while on its way from Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...
. One body was found in Humacao
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Humacao is a city in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 10 wards and Humacao Pueblo...
. The other four passengers are presumed dead.
Ownership and administration
In February 2009, the mayor of Ponce sought to transfer ownership of the airport from the central government in San Juan to the Ponce municipal government.External links
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 6592) from the U.S. Department of TransportationUnited States Department of TransportationThe United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
:- Order 2007-4-18: Selecting Hyannis Air Service, d/b/a Cape Air, to provide EAS for two year period beginning May 1, 2007
- Order 2007-2-4: Request for proposals to provide essential air service for two year period beginning May 1, 2007
- Order 2005-3-2: Selecting Hyannis Air Service, d/b/a Cape Air, to provide EAS for two years through April 30, 2007