Samaná El Catey International Airport

El Catey International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey
(Pte. Juan Bosch)
IATA: AZS – ICAO: MDCY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aerodom
Serves Samana
Location El Catey in Samaná (Province), Dominican Republic
Elevation AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W / 19.27000°N 69.73750°W / 19.27000; -69.73750Coordinates: 19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W / 19.27000°N 69.73750°W / 19.27000; -69.73750
Website Aeropuerto El Catey
Map
MDCY

Location of airport in Dominican Republic

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 112,164
Aircraft Operations 858

Samaná El Catey International Airport (IATA: AZS, ICAO: MDCY), also called Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Juan Bosch (AISA), is a new international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic.

The airport is located near the village of El Catey, some 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana. Local travel times are given as 30 minutes drive to Las Terrenas, 40 minutes drive to the provincial capital, Santa Barbara de Samaná, and approximately one hour drive to Las Galeras.

Facilities

The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m, flexible pavement load-rated PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a Boeing 747. The terminal can accommodate 4 Boeing 747 aircraft simultaneously, albeit with a peak flow of 600 passengers per hour.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Seasonal: Halifax, Ottawa
Air Canada Rouge Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
Air Transat Montréal-Trudeau
Seasonal: Québec City, Toronto-Pearson
Thomson Airways London–Gatwick
JetBlue Airways New York-JFK
Neos Air Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales Porlamar, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo-Las Americas
WestJet Toronto-Pearson
White Airways Seasonal charter: Lisbon1
XL Airways France Paris-Charles de Gaulle2

^1 White Airways flights from Samaná to Lisbon make a stop at Montego Bay. However, the airline does not have rights to carry passengers solely between Samaná and Montego Bay.
^2 XL Airways France flights from Paris to Samaná make a stop at San Salvador (Bahamas). However, the airline does not have rights to carry passengers solely between San Salvador and Samaná.

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