With hundreds of direct and non-stop flights arriving and departing daily from around the world, Puerto Rico has become the international airport hub of the Caribbean.

Two principal airports offer trips from major cities in the United States, international destinations, and other Caribbean islands, but there are a handful of smaller airports scattered around the Island as well. 

A map of the luis marin munoz airport in San Juan Puerto Rico (SJU)

Download a map of the terminals at the San Juan Airport (SJU)

San Juan Airport

The largest and most accessible one is the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, commonly known as the San Juan Airport (SJU). Located in Isla Verde – in the Carolina district – this airport is just minutes away from San Juan. More than 20 commercial airlines fly in and out of the city every day.

  • Puerto Rico has 120+ daily nonstop flights to major cities throughout the United States.
  • There are nonstop flights available to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Hartford, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Newark, New York (JFK), Boston, Chicago (ORD), Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Raleigh-Durham, Nashville, St. Louis, and Cancún.
  • Frontier, American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, Spirit, and Sun Country Airlines fly between Puerto Rico and the USA.
  • San Juan is the leading gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. Several airlines operate over 100 daily flights to over 20 destinations in the Caribbean. Airlines that fly to and from San Juan to the Caribbean include Cape Air, JetBlue, Seaborne, LIAT, Vieques Airlink, Tradewind Aviation, and Air Flamenco.
  • There are several flights to Latin America: 18 flights to Panamá City and daily flights to Bogotá.
  • There are weekly non-stop flights from international destinations such as Montreal, Toronto, Frankfurt, Madrid, Bogotá, Panamá City, and San José.

Aguadilla Airport

The other airport with international flights is the Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, in the northwest region of Puerto Rico. Comparably smaller than the SJU, this hangar receives commercial flights from Orlando other mainland cities, and now Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with major airlines such as JetBlue, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, SKYhigh, and private charters.

Mercedita International Airport

The Mercedita International Airport (PSE) in Ponce receives a handful of commercial flights from the mainland U.S., mainly to cities like Orlando and New York City, with services from Frontier and JetBlue. Smaller than SJU and BQN, Mercedita is ideal if your time on the Island is mostly in the south region.

No passport needed for U.S. travelers

Since Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, American citizens and permanent residents don't need a passport to travel to the Island. However, they must always travel with a valid ID, such as driver license or a state ID card.

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