{
  "response": {
    "Key": "STL-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "STL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "St. Louis",
      "fullCity": "St. Louis, Missouri",
      "airport": "Lambert Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from St. Louis?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis you will fly into San Juan, the main gateway, usually via one stop in Miami, Charlotte or Atlanta. San Juan serves the whole island, and from there you can drive or take a short flight to nearby destinations like Ponce or Aguadilla. There are no non-stop flights from St. Louis to Puerto Rico."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis to San Juan, you’ll usually connect through a hub, with total travel times around 6 to 8 hours depending on the layover. Flights back to St. Louis are often 30 to 60 minutes shorter due to prevailing winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are currently no year-round non-stop flights from St. Louis to Puerto Rico. The most common one-stop routings connect through major hub cities such as Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, or Dallas, with typical total travel times of 6 to 8 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis to Puerto Rico, American offers one-stop flights via Charlotte or Miami. Southwest also flies with a stop."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from St. Louis to San Juan are September, October, and August, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares before the winter holiday spike. Booking about 10 to 13 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and departing on a Tuesday around midday tends to be cheaper 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 St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from St. Louis to San Juan, the sweet spot is booking about 10 to 13 weeks ahead, when fares average around $499 — waiting until the last minute can push prices above $800.",
        "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 Old San Juan for history and nightlife, Rincón for surfing, the bioluminescent bay in Vieques, and El Yunque rainforest for hiking. All are within a few hours’ drive from San Juan’s airport."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from St. Louis to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, U.S. citizens do not need a visa or electronic travel authorization for travel from St. Louis. It is considered a domestic flight, so you only need valid government-issued identification. Rules can change, so always check current requirements before travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from St. Louis?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the primary gateway with the most flight options and serves as the hub for exploring the island. For a quieter arrival closer to the west coast beaches, consider Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, which offers seasonal flights and easy access to resorts in Rincón and Isabela."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The best time to visit Puerto Rico is from mid-April to June and November to early December, when you get warm weather, fewer tourists, and lower prices than the busy winter and summer peaks."
      }
    }
  }
}