{
  "response": {
    "Key": "LAS-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "LAS",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Las Vegas",
      "fullCity": "Las Vegas, Nevada",
      "airport": "Harry Reid Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Las Vegas?",
        "answer": "From Las Vegas you will connect through a mainland U.S. hub to arrive at San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the primary gateway. You can then take a short flight or ferry to smaller islands like Vieques or Culebra, or drive to Ponce and the west coast."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Las Vegas to San Juan, there are no non-stop flights. One-stop itineraries typically take 7 to 9 hours going east and about 8 to 10 hours returning west, depending on the connection city and layover length."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico. Most itineraries require at least one stop, typically connecting through major hubs like Miami, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, or Charlotte. Total travel time usually ranges from about 8 to 11 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Las Vegas to Puerto Rico you can fly American, Delta, United, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit or Frontier, mostly with one stop."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares, while peak summer (June–July) and December holidays are the most expensive. Booking about 9 to 11 weeks ahead tends to yield the best prices, and departing on a Wednesday — especially in the early morning or late night — is typically cheaper than flying on a Friday or Saturday.",
        "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 Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Las Vegas to San Juan, the optimal booking window is about 9 to 11 weeks before departure, when fares average around $489, though booking as early as 175 days out can save a bit more at roughly $482.",
        "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, San Juan offers historic forts and nightlife, while Rincon and Isabela draw surfers, Vieques and Culebra are known for pristine beaches and bioluminescent bays, and Ponce showcases colonial architecture."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Las Vegas to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, so U.S. citizens do not need a visa or passport to travel from Las Vegas. You only need a valid government-issued ID, such as a driver's license, and no electronic travel authorization is required."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Las Vegas?",
        "answer": "From Las Vegas to Puerto Rico, San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the primary gateway with the most flights and connections to the rest of the island. Aguadilla and Ponce offer limited options but can work well if you are headed to the west or south coast resorts. There are no trains, so rental cars or local flights are key for regional travel."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Mid-April to June and November to mid-December offer warm weather, fewer crowds and lower prices than the busy summer and winter holidays. Summer is hot, humid and pricier, while spring and autumn bring milder conditions."
      }
    }
  }
}