In 1939 the site for a major new air base was selected at Punta Borinquen. This site was located at 18 degrees 30' N - 67 degrees 8' W, on the northwest comer of the island, 212 feet above sea level. It was some 60 miles west of San Juan and six miles north of Aguadilla, the nearest settlement. The Punta Borinquen lighthouse was on the site. Some 3,796 acres covered by sugar cane, had been purchased at a cost of $1,215,000. On 18 September 1948 it was renamed Ramey Air Force Base, in honor of Brigadier General Howard K. Ramey (1896-1943), who was killed in the South Pacific on a reconnaissance mission during World War II.
Main
phone numbers: (787)890-8414
Mailing
Address: commanding Officer, U.S. CG Air Station, Aguadilla,
PR 00604-9999
