{
  "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 international gateway. You can also find direct flights to Aguadilla and Ponce, though less frequent. San Juan is best for city culture and connections to Vieques or Culebra, while Aguadilla and Ponce serve the west and south coasts."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Miami to San Juan take about 2½ hours, with similar times in both directions. One-stop connections to other Puerto Rican cities like Aguadilla or Ponce typically take 4 to 6 hours total."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are frequent non-stop flights from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by American Airlines, Spirit, Frontier and Southwest. Flight time is about 2 hours 45 minutes. Direct service to other Puerto Rican airports like Aguadilla or Ponce is more limited and often seasonal."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Miami to Puerto Rico you can fly nonstop on American, Southwest, Spirit and Frontier. One-stop options include Delta and United 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 Puerto Rico are September, October, and April, when fares dip well below the summer and holiday peaks; late fall and early spring are the best bets. Midweek departures — especially Thursday — tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, and evening or early morning departures often offer the lowest fares. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead typically yields the best price, while peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and spring break drive prices 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. 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. 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."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Miami to Puerto Rico, the best time to book is about 9 to 12 weeks before departure, when fares average around $461.",
        "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."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "San Juan is the main gateway with historic Old San Juan and beaches. Ponce offers colonial architecture. Rincón is popular for surfing. Vieques and Culebra have pristine beaches and bioluminescent bays, reachable by short flights or ferry."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Miami to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa or any special electronic travel authorization to visit Puerto Rico, since it is a U.S. territory. Simply bring valid government-issued identification, and note that Real ID requirements for domestic air travel will eventually take effect."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Miami?",
        "answer": "From Miami to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the main gateway with the most flights and easy connections to resorts and regional destinations. Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Mercedita Airport in Ponce offer limited direct options but can be convenient for the west and south coasts respectively."
      },
      "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 and thinner crowds in San Juan and coastal areas. Summer is hotter and pricier, though hurricane season runs June through November, peaking August to October."
      }
    }
  }
}