Mercedita International is Puerto Rico's largest airport in terms of military personnel volume, the second largest in terms of military freight,[12] and the third largest in terms of scheduled commercial passenger traffic.[13] The airport is certified under part 139 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.[4]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, there were 215,165 enplanements in fiscal year 2015–2016.[2] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[14] Mercedita was the only one of Puerto Rico's three international airports to see an increase in passenger flow in 2012.[15] The municipality of Ponce has been attempting to gain ownership of the airport from the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as it believes local management of the airport will help the municipal and regional economy.[16]
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