{
  "response": {
    "Key": "SDF-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SDF",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Louisville",
      "fullCity": "Louisville, Kentucky",
      "airport": "Muhammad Ali Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Louisville?",
        "answer": "From Louisville you will connect through a U.S. hub into San Juan, the main gateway. Some itineraries also serve Aguadilla and Ponce via San Juan or a second connection. Most travelers fly into San Juan for cruise ports, Old San Juan, and connections to Vieques or Culebra."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Louisville to San Juan, there are no non-stop flights. One-stop itineraries typically take 6 to 8 hours, with the return often being slightly longer due to headwinds. Flights to other Puerto Rican cities like Aguadilla or Ponce require additional connections, adding 2 to 4 hours."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Louisville to any airport in Puerto Rico. Most itineraries require one connection, commonly through hubs like Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami or Orlando, with total travel times typically ranging from about 6 to 8 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Louisville to Puerto Rico you typically connect via hubs like Atlanta on Delta, Charlotte on American, or Dallas on Southwest."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Louisville to San Juan are September, October, and August, while December and June are the priciest. Booking about 20 to 23 weeks ahead tends to yield the best fares, and departing on a Tuesday — especially in the early morning — typically costs less than other days and times. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's 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 Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Louisville to San Juan, the optimal booking window is about 20 to 23 weeks ahead, with the lowest fares typically found around 145 days out.",
        "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": "For Puerto Rico, travelers often start in San Juan for history and nightlife. Rincon is a surf town, Vieques and Culebra offer pristine beaches and bioluminescent bays, and Ponce has colonial architecture. Most are a short drive or ferry ride from the main airport."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Louisville to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, so U.S. citizens do not need a visa or electronic travel authorization for travel from Louisville. You only need a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, for domestic travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Louisville?",
        "answer": "From Louisville to Puerto Rico, San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the primary gateway with the most flights and connections. Aguadilla Rafael Hernández Airport and Ponce Mercedita Airport offer limited options but can be convenient for the west and south coasts. San Juan works best for onward travel, with easy access to rental cars and regional flights."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For Puerto Rico, mid-December to April offers the driest, sunniest weather but is peak season with higher prices. May to early June and November provide a good balance of lower crowds and decent weather before the rainy summer and hurricane season."
      }
    }
  }
}