La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) is an airport in the Dominican Republic, which opened on 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]
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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| Time zone | Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 98 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°34′20″N 069°59′08″W / 18.57222°N 69.98556°W | ||||||||||
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editThe airport hosts the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ jac.gob.doArchived 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."
