Transportation in the Dominican Republic is composed of a system of roads, airports, ports, harbours and an urban railway:
Gregorio Luperón International Airport, also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. It is the Dominican Republic's fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, after Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros airports. The airport is named after General Gregorio Luperón, a Dominican military and state leader. Capable of handling planes of all sizes, Puerto Plata Airport has benefited from being in an area with many beaches, which are popular among charter airline passengers. The popularity of the city where it is located has also drawn a number of regularly scheduled passenger airlines over the years.
Samaná is a province of the Dominican Republic in the Samaná Peninsula. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná.
La Romana Casa De Campo International Airport is an international airport located on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, adjacent to the tourist town of La Romana and the resort of Casa de Campo. It is located about 68 miles (110 km) from the capital, Santo Domingo.
Cibao International Airport, also known as Santiago Airport, is located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second-largest city. It is the country's third-busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, after Punta Cana International Airport and Las Américas International Airport.
La Isabela International Airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport. The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Constanza National Airport is an airport for domestic flights serving Constanza, a town in the La Vega Province of the Dominican Republic.
Cabo Rojo Airport is a Caribbean coastal airport in the Dominican Republic 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Pedernales, a port city on the border with Haiti. The airport offers domestic flights to destinations within the Dominican Republic.
Arroyo Barril International Airport is an airport 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province in the Dominican Republic. The airport is on the southern shore of the Samaná Peninsula, facing Samaná Bay to the south.
Osvaldo Virgil National Airport serves the province of Monte Cristi on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. This airport was opened in 2006 for tourism with flights from other Dominican airports. The runway is just north of the city.
Dajabón National Airport is an airport that serves Dajabón, the capital of Dajabón Province in the western Dominican Republic. The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the border with Haiti.
The Santiago Light Rail is a planned light rail system within the City of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and the Cibao International Airport. This will be the second urban rail transit system in the Dominican Republic with inauguration planned for 2010.
Dominican Republic passports are issued to citizens of the Dominican Republic to travel outside the country.
Herrera International Airport was located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Herrera used to be the hub of most Dominican airlines before being closed in 2006 and replaced by La Isabela International Airport, also in Santo Domingo. The airport had domestic flights and connections to Puerto Rico, Cuba, and other Caribbean islands.
Cueva Las Maravillas Airport is an airport 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of San Pedro de Macorís, capital of the San Pedro de Macorís Province in the Dominican Republic. The airport was opened on February 7, 2008.
Azua Dominica Airport is an airport 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the city of Azua in the Azua Province of the Dominican Republic. It is an old airport that is used only for the emergency landing of domestic flights. This airport has never had regularly scheduled flights, although some airlines have operated charter or tourist flights here.
Jimani Airport was an airstrip serving Jimani, Independencia, Dominican Republic.
Los Montones Airport is an airstrip 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
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