{
  "response": {
    "Key": "MSP-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "MSP",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Minneapolis",
      "fullCity": "Minneapolis, Minnesota",
      "airport": "Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Minneapolis?",
        "answer": "From Minneapolis most routes connect through Miami or other U.S. hubs to San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, the main gateway. You can also fly into Aguadilla or Ponce on some carriers. San Juan is best for history and nightlife, while Aguadilla and Ponce suit quieter beach stays."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Minneapolis to San Juan typically take about 5 hours southbound and roughly 5½ hours northbound. One-stop itineraries to San Juan or Aguadilla usually run 6½ to 9 hours depending on the connection, with similar times in both directions."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Seasonal non-stop flights from Minneapolis to San Juan are sometimes available on Sun Country or Delta, typically taking around 5 to 5½ hours. When non-stops are not offered, the most common one-stop routings connect through hubs like Miami, Charlotte, Atlanta, or Chicago, with total travel times usually between 7 and 10 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Minneapolis to Puerto Rico you can fly Sun Country nonstop or connect via Delta, American, United, Southwest and Spirit through their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, with September offering the lowest typical fares. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead yields the best prices, and departing on a Saturday or Tuesday tends to be cheaper than other days. Early morning departures generally offer the lowest fares, while peak summer and major holiday periods like December and June are usually more expensive.",
        "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 Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For Minneapolis to San Juan, the sweet spot is booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when average fares sit around $544 — prices climb sharply inside three weeks and can spike above $790 at the last minute.",
        "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. Carrier service and weekly frequencies are summarized from our flight-schedule database, which draws on published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data, and observed operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). Where available, on-time and cancellation rates come from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline On-Time Performance dataset, and typical fares from the U.S. DOT Airline Origin and Destination Survey (DB1B), a quarterly 10% sample of tickets sold."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, most visitors start in San Juan for colonial landmarks and beaches, then explore the natural beauty of El Yunque National Forest or Vieques, and enjoy the surf and sunsets of Rincón."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No visa is needed to travel from Minneapolis to Puerto Rico since it is a U.S. territory and the flight is domestic. As a U.S. citizen, you only need a valid government-issued ID like a driver's license or passport for entry."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Minneapolis?",
        "answer": "From Minneapolis to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the primary gateway with the most flights. It offers easy access to resorts, rental cars, and regional flights. Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Mercedita Airport in Ponce serve western and southern areas but have fewer connections."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is a year-round destination, but mid-April to June offers a sweet spot after the winter crowds and before the rainy season peaks. December through March is popular and pricier, while summer brings higher humidity and a greater chance of storms."
      }
    }
  }
}