Isla Verde is named after a small cay surrounded by a coral reef measuring 2,518 m2 (0.6 acres) about 400 meters north of the shoreline at Punta del Medio (''middle point'') in the barrio of Cangrejo Arriba in the municipality of Carolina.

The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge connects Isla Verde to Hato Rey, the financial and commercial center of the main metropolitan area of Puerto Rico.

Since the airport's creation and up until the September 11, 2001 attacks, aviation fans could enjoy a day at the beach, and at the same time, watch the aircraft land or take-off at a specially designed spot located near Piñones, Loíza.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was home to one of the world's more popular discos of the time: The Flying Sauce, owned by Charlie Garcia who had promoted the Muhammad Ali vs. Jean Pierre Coopman fight at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.

[9] Isla Verde is near the largest public housing project in Puerto Rico, the Luis Llorens Torres Residential Complex, which is within the limits of the municipality of San Juan.