La Isabela International Airport

La Isabela International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aerodom
Serves Santo Domingo
Location La Isabela, El Higuero, La Victoria, Santo Domingo Norte in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
Hub for Air Century
SAP Air
Elevation AMSL 30 ft / 15 m
Coordinates 18°34′32″N 069°58′53″W / 18.57556°N 69.98139°W / 18.57556; -69.98139Coordinates: 18°34′32″N 069°58′53″W / 18.57556°N 69.98139°W / 18.57556; -69.98139
Map
MDJB
Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 5,249 1,500 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 3,703
Passengers 48,732
Based Aircraft 57

La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport.[2] The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[3]

It serves mostly the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and some international flights to other Caribbean islands.[1] La Isabela Airport is the major hub for Dominican airlines that operate small airplanes for example Air Century. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (+40) for Dominican-based carriers.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Century Aruba, Curaçao, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Sint Maarten
Seasonal: Barahona
Charter: Antigua, Barahona, Bridgetown, Constanza, Havana, Holguín, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Nassau, Providenciales, San Juan, Varadero
Air Inter Island Punta Cana
M&N Aviation Seasonal charter: San Juan
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales Charter: Aguadilla, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bogotá, Cancún, Caracas, Cayo Coco, Curaçao, Grand Cayman, Havana, Isla Margarita, Martinique, Miami, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Samana-Arroyo Barril, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Tortola, Varadero
Sunrise Airways Port-au-Prince

Other facilities

The airport hosts the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 www.caribbeanjet.com Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ www.aerodom.com Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.clavedigital.com/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=6964%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ "Home." Servicios Aéreos Profesionales. Retrieved on January 15, 2013. "Headquarter: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, La Isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"
  5. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.." Air Century. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Address: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, Local No. 1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic."
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