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    "Key": "US-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
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    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which U.S. cities can I fly from to reach Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is well connected to the mainland United States, with non-stop flights from major hubs including Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, New York JFK, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Atlanta and Charlotte. Travellers in smaller cities often connect through these hubs or choose one-stop itineraries via San Juan. Frequency and price can vary, with Florida and Northeast airports often offering the most competitive fares and multiple daily departures."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are the best to fly into?",
        "answer": "San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is the main gateway from the United States, receiving the most nonstop flights and offering the best connections for onward travel within Puerto Rico and to other Caribbean islands. Aguadilla Rafael Hernández Airport in the west and Ponce Mercedita Airport in the south also receive direct flights from select US cities, providing convenient access to their respective regions without the need to transit through San Juan."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Miami to San Juan take about 2 hours 30 minutes, while from New York JFK it's roughly 3 hours 45 minutes. Return times are similar. One-stop connections from other U.S. cities via Miami, Atlanta, or Charlotte typically range from 5 to 8 hours total."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Many non-stop flights connect the United States to Puerto Rico. Major non-stop routes include New York to San Juan on JetBlue and Delta, Miami to San Juan on American Airlines, and Orlando to San Juan on Southwest and Frontier. Flight times range from about 2.5 to 4 hours. Other U.S. cities like Atlanta, Houston, and Chicago also offer non-stop service."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which U.S. airports are usually cheapest for flying to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Orlando and Miami usually offer the cheapest flights to Puerto Rico because of high competition and short nonstop routes from Florida. New York JFK and Newark are also affordable hubs with frequent service. From smaller US cities, you will typically need a domestic connection first, which can raise the total fare."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "JetBlue, American, Southwest, Spirit, United and Frontier fly nonstop from many U.S. cities to San Juan, Aguadilla and Ponce."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the US to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, with average fares around $468–$484, while December and June are the priciest. Booking about 9–12 weeks ahead typically yields the best rates, with midweek departures generally cheaper than weekends. Avoid the Christmas and New Year's holiday spike, as well as early summer, for the lowest prices.",
        "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."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from the United States to Puerto Rico, the optimal booking window is about 9 to 12 weeks before departure, when fares average around $527, though you should book even earlier for peak seasons and holidays when demand drives prices higher.",
        "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."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa to travel from the United States to Puerto Rico, as Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and entry is by right for nationals. There is no permitted length of stay restriction for this domestic travel.\n\nA quick note: this is general guidance to help you plan, not official immigration advice — entry rules can change and can depend on your nationality and circumstances, so please confirm the current requirements with the relevant embassy or official government source before you travel.",
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            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States",
            "title": "Visa policy of the United States",
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          {
            "url": "https://cbp.gov/about/contact/ports/fajardo-puerto-rico-4904",
            "title": "Fajardo, Puerto Rico - 4904 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://uscis.gov/archive/effects-of-puerto-rico-birth-certificate-invalidation-on-uscis-benefit-seekers",
            "title": "Effects of Puerto Rico Birth Certificate Invalidation on USCIS Benefit Seekers | USCIS"
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      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Puerto Rico after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Within Puerto Rico, rental cars are the most flexible option for exploring the island. Public buses are limited to the San Juan metro area, and there is no passenger rail. Arriving in San Juan gives you the best access to car rentals and tour operators for reaching other regions."
      }
    }
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