Dominican Republic Airports
Airports in Dominicana
The relatively small Dominican Republic has 35 active airports and two closed airports. Of the many airports in the Dominican Republic, there are 8 international airports, 7 local airports, 19 flying fields for amateur and small aircraft, and 1 military airport at the San Isidro base. All airports are labeled on the map.
All airports, including the largest international airport of Dominica, Punto Cana, are actively expanding, new runways with modern pavement are being built, service facilities are being improved and completed.
Punto Cana Airport is the third largest airport in the Caribbean in terms of passenger traffic.
The largest airports in the Dominican Republic
Of the 8 airports in the Dominican Republic with international status, only 5 have a runway of 3,000 meters to accommodate large aircraft.
1) This is the largest airport in the Dominican Republic, Punto Cana, with a 3100 meter concrete runway and new taxiways under construction. Management plans to build an additional runway to expand passenger traffic. Currently, Punto Cana's passenger traffic is more than 4 million passengers per year. Passengers can count on a good level of service, a small but attractive in price Duty Free, to the services of the business class are offered conference rooms and accommodation with an increased level of comfort. The airport is decorated in a classic national style with landscaped park areas.
2) Las Americas in San Domingo is focused on international flights from the Americas. The runway of 3500 meters allows to receive large aircraft.
3) The new El Catey International Airport was built in 2006 and mainly receives flights from Canada and the USA (New York). The El Catey airport's 45 meters wide and 3000 meters long runway is oriented to receive Boeing-747s. The passenger terminal has a capacity of 1,500 passengers.
