Oceanair

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.

For the Brazilian regional airline of the same name, see Avianca Brazil.
Oceanair
Oceanair Logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
TJ - -
Operating basesLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport
DestinationsCyril E. King Airport
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico

The airline flew from the late 1970s, when it started flying as Trans Commuter Airline,[1] 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.[2] 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.

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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