La Isabela International Airport
Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1] | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodom | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santo Domingo | ||||||||||
| Location | La Isabela, El Higuero, La Victoria and Santo Domingo Norte in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
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AMSL | 98 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°34′20″N 069°59′08″W / 18.57222°N 69.98556°W | ||||||||||
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  MDJB Location of airport in Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
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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]
It primarily serves the
Las Americas International Airport
, the Santo Domingo's larger, main airport, lacks domestic air service.
Airlines and destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Port-au-Prince
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29,679 | Air Century, Sunrise Airways |
| 2 | Curaçao
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13,826 | Air Century |
| 3 |  St. Maarten
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11,955 | Air Century |
| 4 |  San Juan
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8,893 | Air Century |
| 5 | Havana
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7,684 | Air Century |
Other facilities
The airport hosts the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b www.caribbeanjet.com Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.aerodom.com Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.clavedigital.com/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=6964[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Air Century adds Cartagena service from August 2022". AeroRoutes. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ [https://web.archive.org/web/20190401200126/http://www.jac.gob.do/transparencia/index.php/estadisticas/category/521-4to-trimestre Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home." Servicios Aéreos Profesionales. Retrieved on January 15, 2013. "Headquarter: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, La Isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"
- ^ "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."
