| Las Américas International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas |
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| Las Américas Airport Terminals view. Copa, Air Pullmantur in Terminal A, and American in Terminal B | |||
| IATA: SDQ – ICAO: MDSD
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government | ||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom), with their international airport operator, Vancouver Airport Services, Ltd. (YVRAS) | ||
| Serves | Santo Domingo | ||
| Location | Boca Chica in Greater Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Hub for | PAWA Dominicana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft / 18 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 11,002 | 3,355 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (Jan-Nov 2011) | |||
| Aircraft Operations | - | ||
| Passengers | 2,799,722 | ||
| Based Aircraft | 19 approx. | ||
| Source: Banco Central República Dominicana | |||
Las Américas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas) (IATA: SDQ, ICAO: MDSD) is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic. The airport is run by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (AERODOM), a Dominican Republic-based private corporation, with a 25-year concession to build, operate, and transfer (BOT) six airports in the Dominican Republic. Las Américas usually receives Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777; Airbus A319, A320, A330, A340; and many long, mid-, short haul aircraft.
The airport is the second busiest in the country, after Punta Cana International Airport, and one of the largest in the Caribbean, handling 3.4 million passengers in 2010[1] through its air terminal.
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Las Américas Airport was opened in 1959[2] as the official airport of Santo Domingo.
The official name of the airport was changed in 2002 to "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas- José Francisco Peña Gómez (AIJFPG)" but is most commonly referred to as "Las Américas International Airport", or locally, "Las Américas".
On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 that was flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board (see: Dominicana DC-9 air disaster).
Las Américas was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, and a number of other, smaller airlines. Currently, PAWA Dominicana and SAP Air are based there.
Las Américas also has served as a hub for airlines such as Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas, Air Santo Domingo, Aero Continente Dominicana, and Queen Air.
Recently, the expressway leading from Santo Domingo to the airport (roughly 20 km east of the city center) was expanded and modernised. The new expressway crosses a new suspension bridge which spans the Ozama River, connecting traffic into the city's Elevated Freeway and Tunnel system onto the city's main street, Av. 27 de Febrero. A more scenic route following the coastal shore provides beautiful views of the Caribbean Sea and of the city. This secondary road crosses the Ozama River by means of a floating bridge, connecting traffic onto the Av. George Washington (el Malecón) which leads into the heart of the colonial city.
This new terminal is complete and open for operations. It can accommodate four Boeing 747s simultaneously. This new terminal has four gates with boarding bridges, an air-conditioning system, and maintenance facilities for aircraft.
Las Américas' runway direction is 17/35. This runway is the largest in the country, and one of the largest in the Caribbean. With a length of 3,355 m, it is able to support an Airbus A380. The runway of SDQ was last renovated in June 2008.The old taxi-way was also renovated and converted into a full blown runway while the old runway was being renovated, then it was converted into a taxiway after the normal runway was finished. The runway accommodated a Antonov An-225 to supply goods after the 2010 Haitian earthquake.[3]
Las Américas has seven gates on the main satellite concourse (A), A1 through A6, which have a shared use and in the same concourse there is an American Eagle gate, A7. Other gate facilities are for the flights departing from a parking in the taxiway. back in the 1960s and 70s the airport used to be much smaller, The original building was half the size of today's newest structure but with a still modern look.
Concourse B has five gates, B1 through B4, and an American Eagle's gate B1A. Terminal B is the newest and most modern in the country. Terminal B now features a co-branded United Club operated jointly by United Airlines and Copa Airlines, along with the Admirals Club operated by the Oneworld alliance members.
The average number of daily flights out of ranges between 68 and 84. JetBlue Airways is the largest airline operating at Las Américas.
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Aero Caribbean | Santiago de Cuba | A |
| Aeronaves Dominicanas | Samaná, Santo Domingo-La Isabela | Domestic |
| Air Antilles Express | Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre | B |
| Air Caraïbes | Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Havana, Pointe-à-Pitre | A |
| Air Century | Constanza, Santiago de los Caballeros | Domestic |
| Air Europa | Madrid | A |
| Air France | Fort de France, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pointe-à-Pitre Seasonal: Miami |
A |
| Air Pullmantur | Seasonal: Madrid | A |
| American Airlines | Miami, New York-JFK | B |
| American Eagle | San Juan | B |
| Aserca Airlines operated by PAWA Dominicana | Aruba, Curaçao, Caracas | A, B |
| Avianca | Bogotá | A |
| CanJet | Seasonal: Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson | A |
| Condor | Frankfurt, Panama City, San Jose de Costa Rica | A |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City | B |
| Copa Airlines Colombia | Seasonal: Bogota | B |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana | A |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, New York-JFK | A |
| Dutch Antilles Express | Curaçao, St. Maarten | B |
| Iberia | Madrid | A |
| Insel Air | Curaçao, St Maarten | A |
| JetBlue Airways | Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, San Juan | A |
| Jetairfly | Brussels | B |
| LIAT | Antigua | B |
| PAWA Dominicana | Aguadilla, San Juan-LMM, San Juan-Isla Grande, Miami, Valencia | B |
| PAWA Dominicana | Santiago de los Caballeros, Punta Cana | Domestic |
| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale | A |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Montreal-Trudeau | A |
| TACA operated by Lacsa | San José de Costa Rica | A |
| TACA Perú | Lima | A |
| United Airlines | Newark | B |
| US Airways | Philadelphia | B |
| Venezolana | Caracas | A |
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| ABX Air | San Juan, Miami, Fort Lauderdale |
| Amerijet | Miami, Santiago de los Caballeros, Port-au-Prince, St. Maarten, San Juan, Cancún, Guatemala City, Fort Lauderdale, Dominica, Grenada, Curaçao, Barcelona (Venezuela), Caracas, Port of Spain, Aruba, Barbados, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula, Panama City |
| FedEx | Seasonal: Aguadilla, Fort Lauderdale |
| LIAT Quikpak | St.Maarten |
| Roblex Aviation | Nassau, Aguadilla, Fort de France |
| Tampa Cargo | Medellin |
| UPS Airlines | Miami |
