San Juan Steam Plant Heliport

The closure was a direct consequence of the decommissioning of the power plant it served. The reasons are multifaceted:
1. **Infrastructure Damage:** The San Juan Steam Plant, an old and inefficient oil-fired facility, sustained significant damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017, which accelerated its demise.
2. **Economic Reasons:** The plant's owner, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), was in bankruptcy and under pressure to modernize its grid and move away from expensive and outdated fossil fuel plants.
3. **Modernization/Conversion:** The site was chosen for a major conversion project to a more efficient natural gas-powered facility. With the old plant being dismantled, the dedicated heliport associated with its specific operations became obsolete.

The heliport is permanently closed and does not exist as an operational aviation facility. The site itself, however, is an active and critical energy generation location. It has been transformed by the 'San Juan Power Plant Natural Gas Conversion Project.' The old steam plant has been demolished and replaced with new, efficient natural gas-fired generating units (e.g., Genera PR's San Juan Units 5 & 6). The site is now a modern power generation facility central to Puerto Rico's rebuilt energy grid. The physical concrete pad of the old heliport may or may not remain, but it holds no official status.

The San Juan Steam Plant Heliport (PR-0011) was a private aviation facility with significant logistical importance for Puerto Rico's energy infrastructure. It was not open to the public. Its operations were exclusively for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and included:
- **Executive and Personnel Transport:** Moving engineers, technicians, and executives to and from the critical power generation site.
- **Emergency Response:** Serving as a vital point of access for damage assessment and repair coordination, especially after tropical storms and hurricanes.
- **Aerial Inspection:** Facilitating helicopter-based inspections of the power plant's structures, smokestacks, and the surrounding electrical grid infrastructure.
Its significance was purely functional, providing essential support for the management and maintenance of one of the island's most important power plants.

There are zero prospects for reopening the heliport under its former designation (PR-0011). The entity and operational need it was created for—the old steam plant—no longer exist. The new facility operator, Genera PR, could theoretically establish a new heliport if they deem it necessary for their modern operations, but this would be a new facility requiring new registration and justification. There are no public plans or announcements indicating any intention to do so.