{
  "response": {
    "Key": "RDU-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "RDU",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Raleigh",
      "fullCity": "Raleigh, North Carolina",
      "airport": "Raleigh Durham Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Raleigh?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh you can fly non-stop to San Juan, which is the main entry point for Puerto Rico. One-stop connections via Miami, Charlotte or Atlanta also serve Aguadilla and Ponce. Most travelers choose San Juan for its historic sites and nightlife, while Aguadilla and Ponce offer a quieter experience and access to the west and south coasts."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh to San Juan, non-stop flights take about 3 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes southbound and roughly 4 hours northbound. One-stop itineraries to San Juan or Aguadilla typically range from 5 to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Raleigh to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Frontier and Southwest offer direct service between Raleigh-Durham and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, with a flight time of about 3½ hours. If you prefer other airlines, one-stop options via Miami, Charlotte or Atlanta add only a little total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh to Puerto Rico you typically fly with American, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, United, Frontier or Spirit, often via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Raleigh to San Juan are August, September, and October, with late summer and early fall offering notably lower fares than the rest of the year. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead and departing on a Monday — especially in the early morning or evening — tends to yield the best prices, while peak summer and major holidays like December drive rates up.",
        "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 Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Raleigh to San Juan, the sweet spot is about 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when fares average around $438.",
        "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": "In Puerto Rico, top spots include San Juan for history and dining, Rincon for surfing, Vieques for bioluminescent bays, Culebra for Flamenco Beach and Ponce for colonial architecture. All are reachable by short flights or ferry from the main island."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Raleigh to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen flying from Raleigh to Puerto Rico, you do not need a visa or any special travel authorization. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, so the flight is domestic and only standard government-issued ID is needed."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Raleigh?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh, San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín is the primary gateway to Puerto Rico, offering the most flights and easy access to resorts, cruise ports, and rental cars for island exploration. Aguadilla and Ponce have limited service and are useful mainly if you are staying on the west or south coast."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For Puerto Rico, mid-December to April offers the most reliable dry weather but peak prices. May to June and November provide a balance of lower rates and decent conditions outside the hurricane season."
      }
    }
  }
}