Osvaldo Virgil Airport

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Osvaldo Virgil Airport

El Montecristi Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
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 / 19.86528; -71.64528 Coordinates: 19°51′55″N71°38′43″W / 19.86528°N 71.64528°W / 19.86528; -71.64528
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Direction LengthSurface
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05/231,1803,871Asphalt
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

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.

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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]

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References

  1. Airport information for Osvaldo Virgil Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Montecristi". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 May 2018.