{
  "response": {
    "Key": "MIA-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "MIA",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Miami",
      "fullCity": "Miami, Florida",
      "airport": "Miami Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Miami?",
        "answer": "From Miami you can fly non-stop to San Juan, the main gateway, and also to Aguadilla and Ponce on some carriers. San Juan is best for culture and connections to Vieques or Culebra, while Aguadilla suits surf trips on the west coast."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights from Miami to San Juan take about 2 hours and 30 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes. One-stop itineraries to Aguadilla or Ponce often run 5 to 7 hours total. Westbound flights against the prevailing winds are only slightly longer than eastbound on this short route."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are multiple daily non-stop flights from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by American Airlines, Spirit and Frontier. Flight time is about 2½ hours. You can also fly non-stop to Aguadilla or Ponce on certain carriers, though options are fewer. If you prefer a connecting flight, common one-stop routings go through Orlando or Fort Lauderdale, but non-stops are typically the fastest and most convenient choice."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "American, Spirit, Frontier and JetBlue fly nonstop from Miami to Puerto Rico. Delta and United offer one-stop connections via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Miami to San Juan are September, August, and April, while December and July are the most expensive. Midweek departures — especially Wednesday — tend to offer the lowest fares, and afternoon flights are often cheaper than late-night or early-morning options. Booking about 11 to 14 weeks ahead typically yields the best price, and you can expect peak summer and holiday periods (like late June through July and the winter holidays) to run noticeably higher.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Miami to Puerto Rico, the optimal booking window is about 11–14 weeks before departure, when average fares are around $475, though the absolute lowest prices have appeared around 5 months out.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, travelers often start in San Juan for its historic district and nightlife, then explore Ponce for its colonial architecture, Rincón for surfing, the bioluminescent bays in Vieques and the El Yunque rainforest near Fajardo. All are reachable by short flights or drives from San Juan."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No visa is required for U.S. citizens traveling from Miami to Puerto Rico, as it is a U.S. territory and the trip is domestic. You only need a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, to board the flight. Rules can change, so always check current requirements before you travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Miami?",
        "answer": "From Miami to Puerto Rico, San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the primary gateway with the most flights and connections to the rest of the island. Aguadilla's Rafael Hernández Airport on the west coast works well for surf towns and quieter beaches, while Ponce's Mercedita Airport serves the south. There are no trains, so rental cars or local flights are used for onward travel."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is pleasant year-round, but April to June and November to mid-December balance good weather, lower prices and lighter crowds, avoiding the busy, pricier summer and winter holidays."
      }
    }
  }
}