Airports
San Juan Assesses Maria's Wrath
Hit by the strongest storm in nearly a century, aviation businesses in Puerto Rico begin to shake off the impact.
A destroyed hangar at San Juan's Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) poignantly demonstrates the effects of Maria's punishing winds. Yet, some FBOs in the area survived the storm in good shape and were reportedly up and running a day after the Category 4 hurricane swept over Puerto Rico.
A destroyed hangar at San Juan's Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) poignantly demonstrates the effects of Maria's punishing winds. Yet, some FBOs in the area survived the storm in good shape and were reportedly up and running a day after the Category 4 hurricane swept over Puerto Rico.

One day after Hurricane Maria churned over Puerto Rico, the island awoke today to estimates that it could take months to restore its shattered power grid, which left it in the dark overnight. While communications remain difficult, Signature Flight Support said that its facility at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport suffered “significant damage” and that the company is still assessing the situation. Tommy Hill, president of Million Air San Juan, the other service provider there, reported that his FBO is up and running and expected the airport could open today, albeit with no lights or tower.