Osvaldo Virgil Airport El Montecristi Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 57 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°51′55″N71°38′43″W / 19.86528°N 71.64528°W Coordinates: 19°51′55″N71°38′43″W / 19.86528°N 71.64528°W | ||||||||||
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Osvaldo Virgil National Airport is an airport in the province of Monte Cristi on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The airport was opened in 2006 for tourism with flights from other Dominican airports. The runway is just north of the city of Monte Cristi. The airport is named after baseball player Ozzie Virgil Sr.
The Cap Haitien VOR/DME (Ident: HCN) is 32.2 nautical miles (59.6 km) west-southwest of the airport. The Monte Cristi non-directional beacon (Ident: MTC) is on the field. [3]
Monte Cristi is a province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic. The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi. The spelling Montecristi is also seen. The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao frontier region, on the north coast of the country and borders the nation of Haiti. The land area of the Montecristi province is 1,924.35 km2. It is divided into six municipalities and four municipal districts.
Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo is a former professional baseball player and coach who was the first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball. He was a utilityman who played in MLB between 1956 and 1969 for the New York / San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics (1961), Baltimore Orioles (1962), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965). Basically a third baseman, Virgil played all positions except pitcher and center field. He batted and threw right-handed, was 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 174 pounds (79 kg).
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