Upon determining that the final application from the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority to turn the management of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport over to private hands is “substantially complete,” the Federal Aviation Administration officially opened a 60-day review period.
The airport with the longest runway in the Caribbean could become municipal property if Gov. Luis Fortuño signs into law a Concurrent Resolution the Senate approved Monday turning it over to the Municipality of Aguadilla after nearly three decades under the central government’s jurisdiction.
In its most recent report on the impact of free trade zones across the U.S., the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones has classified Puerto Rico’s three facilities among the top 15 in the nation.