Prinair is a Puerto Rican charter operator airline. It was Puerto Rico's domestic and international flag carrier airline for almost two decades from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Despite previously ceasing scheduled commercial operations twice, it restarted charter flights in 2019.
De Havilland Heron freighter of Prinair at Opa-locka Airport near Miami in 1987
A Prinair DH.114 Heron 2
Mercedita International Airport
Mercedita International Airport is a public use international airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The airport covers 270 cuerdas of land and has one runway. It was inaugurated as an international airport on 1 November 1990. It was built with combined funds from the Municipality of Ponce and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Mercedita International Airport
Plaque at the entrance to the airport's main terminal building
The US Air Force 32nd Fighter Squadron at Mercedita Airport during World War II
Airport's control tower looking east