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Regional airline that was based in San Juan, Puerto Rico For the Brazilian regional airline of the same name, see Avianca Brasil.
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Oceanair
Oceanair Logo
IATA ICAO Call sign
TJ - -
Operating basesLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport
DestinationsCyril E. King Airport
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico

Oceanair (IATA: TJ) was a regional airline that was based at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It competed on domestic routes with Prinair; and on routes to the Virgin Islands with Prinair and with Aero Virgin Islands; using propeller-driven aircraft.

The airline flew from the late 1970s, when it started flying as Trans Commuter Airline, to the mid-1980s.

According to the Oceanair February 15, 1982 system timetable, the airline operated up to thirteen flights a day between San Juan and St. Thomas, up to nine flights a day between San Juan and St. Croix, and two flights a day between St. Thomas and St. Croix. The airline was operating 40-passenger Fairchild F-27s and 10-passenger Beechcraft Queen Airs at this time.

Fleet

Fairchild F-27, formerly of Puerto Rican airline Oceanair, still bearing that company's livery years after being taken off service

The fleet consisted of Fairchild F-27 and CASA 212 turboprops as well as Beechcraft Queen Air piston-engine light aircraft.

In popular culture

Oceanair was featured on Los Chicos' movie, Coneccion Caribe.

See also

References

  1. "Oceanair - Trans Commuter Airline - Trans Commuter Airlines". Time Table Images.
  2. http://www.timetableimages.com, Feb. 15, 1982 Oceanair system timetable

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