{
  "response": {
    "Key": "PDX-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "PDX",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Portland",
      "fullCity": "Portland, Oregon",
      "airport": "Portland Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Portland?",
        "answer": "From Portland you will fly into San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the main gateway. There are no non-stop flights, so you will connect through hubs like Dallas, Miami or Atlanta. From San Juan you can take a short flight or ferry to Vieques or Culebra for beaches and nature."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Portland to Puerto Rico so you will connect, usually through a hub like Dallas, Atlanta, or Miami. A typical one-stop flight to San Juan takes 9 to 11 hours eastbound and about 10 to 12 hours westbound."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Portland to Puerto Rico. The most common one-stop routings connect through major U.S. hubs such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta, or Miami, with total travel times typically ranging from about 9 to 12 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No non-stop flights. Common one-stop options via hubs: American (DFW, CLT), Delta (ATL, JFK), United (IAH, EWR), Southwest, JetBlue, Alaska."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest time to fly from Portland to Puerto Rico is in the fall, especially September and October, with August also offering lower fares; peak summer months and December are the most expensive. Midweek departures — particularly Thursday and Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, and late-night or midday departures offer the best value. Booking about 8 to 11 weeks ahead typically yields the lowest fares, while last-minute tickets cost significantly more.",
        "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 Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Portland to San Juan, the best time to book is about 8 to 11 weeks ahead, when average fares drop to around $636 — waiting until the last minute can push prices past $900.",
        "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, you'll likely land in San Juan with its historic forts and nightlife. From there, visit Rincón for surfing, the bioluminescent bay in Vieques, the El Yunque rainforest and the colorful streets of Ponce."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Portland to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, U.S. citizens do not need a visa or any special travel authorization to visit. You only need a government-issued photo ID if flying, as it is a domestic trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Portland?",
        "answer": "From Portland to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the main gateway with the most flight options and connections to other Caribbean islands. For exploring the west coast, Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla can be convenient, while Mercedita Airport in Ponce serves the south, though flights are more limited."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Mid-April to June and November to mid-December offer pleasant weather, fewer crowds, and lower prices than summer and winter holidays. Summer is hot, humid, and busier, while spring and autumn provide a great balance."
      }
    }
  }
}