La Isabela International Airport

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Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer [1]
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Aerodom
Serves Santo Domingo
LocationLa Isabela, El Higuero, La Victoria and Santo Domingo Norte in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
Hub for
Time zone Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 98 ft / 30 m
Coordinates 18°34′20″N069°59′08″W / 18.57222°N 69.98556°W / 18.57222; -69.98556
Map
Dominican Republic relief location map.jpg
Airplane silhouette.svg
MDJB
Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
01/195,4431,659 Asphalt
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H16016Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations3,703
Passengers50,838
Based Aircraft57
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La Isabela International Airport( IATA : JBQ, ICAO : MDJB) opened in 23 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]

Contents

It primarily serves the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and international flights to other Caribbean islands. [1] La Isabela Airport is a hub for Dominican airlines that operate small aircraft. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (+40) for Dominican-based carriers. It is, as of June 2020, also the only airport in Santo Domingo that serves domestic destinations, as Las Americas International Airport, the Santo Domingo's larger, main airport, lacks domestic air service.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Century Aruba, Barranquilla, Cartagena, [4] Curaçao, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Santiago de Cuba, Sint Maarten
Sunrise Airways Port-au-Prince
Charter: Dominica–Douglas-Charles

Statistics

Top Routes from La Isabela
(2019) [5]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Flag of Haiti.svg Port-au-Prince 29,679 Air Century, Sunrise Airways
2 Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao 13,826 Air Century
3 Flag of Sint Maarten.svg St. Maarten 11,955 Air Century
4 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan 8,893 Air Century
5 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana 7,684 Air Century

Other facilities

The airport hosts the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century. [6] [7]

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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%5B%5D
  4. ↑ "Air Century adds Cartagena service from August 2022". AeroRoutes. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ [http://www.jac.gob.do/transparencia/index.php/estadisticas/category/521-4to-trimestre Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Home." Servicios Aéreos Profesionales. Retrieved on January 15, 2013. "Headquarter: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, La Isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"
  7. ↑ "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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