Benjamin Rider

About Benjamin Rider

Who is it?: Writer, Cinematographer, Producer
Birth Day: February 19, 1924
Birth Sign: Pisces
Airport type: Public
Owner/Operator: Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Serves: Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico
Elevation AMSL: 49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates: 18°18′48″N 065°18′16″W / 18.31333°N 65.30444°W / 18.31333; -65.30444Coordinates: 18°18′48″N 065°18′16″W / 18.31333°N 65.30444°W / 18.31333; -65.30444
DirectionLengthSurfaceftm: Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 2,600 792 Asphalt 13/312,600792Asphalt
Aircraft operationsPassengers (2008): Aircraft operations 36,322 Passengers (2008) 75,964 36,32275,964
Aircraft operations: 36,322
Passengers (2008): 75,964

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Benjamin Rider was born on February 19, 1924, is Writer, Cinematographer, Producer. Benjamin A. Rider was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the age of three he moved to South Africa for a year, and then onto Israel for most of his childhood before moving to London, England.In 2012, whilst studying at Queen Mary University of London, he produced his first professional short film, Aquarius' Mule (2013). That summer he filmed the micro budget feature film To Love Somebody (2014), which was edited as he completed his BA Hons in Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London.He has since completed the genre-bending anthology Seven Devils (2015), the drama Forever Tomorrow (2016), and a faux Shakespeare film, More Strange Than True (2016).He has recently shot a collaborative feature with Xavier Baeyens, called Blood and Bones (2017). And completed the shoot on Our Little Haven (2017), which took 14 months to film in CinemaScope.
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Biography/Timeline

1957

The airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957. In 1965, the government of Puerto Rico started flying civilians from San Juan to the island with a Legislative compensation.

1976

After the Navy-Culebra protests, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority started administering the civilian FLIGHT operations in Culebra, inaugurating the first Passenger terminal in October 24, 1976. The airport and its 80 acres were officially transferred to the Ports Authority in 1980.

1994

A new Passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1994, and its name was changed to Benjamín Rivera Noriega, in honor of a pilot from Ciales. He became a community leader recognized by his Service to the residents of Culebra.

1998

Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,600 by 50 feet (792 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending March 16, 1998, the airport had 36,322 aircraft operations, an average of 99 per day: 93% air taxi and 7% general aviation.

2011

On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185 that took off from Benjamin Rivera Noriega airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8436Q, crashed while on its way to Mercedita Airport in Ponce. One body was found in Humacao. The other four passengers are presumed dead.