Dominican Airports - location on the map. The main airport of the Dominican Republic. What is he? Dominican Republic international airports on the map

The Dominican Republic does not suffer from a surplus of airports, but it boasts an impressive passenger turnover. Taking advantage of the soft visa regime, many "pilgrims" from the CIS countries flock here. This is the main reason for the tourist invasion.

We will tell you in detail about the international airports of the Dominican Republic, find them on the map, study transport connection with the nearest resorts, we will optimal route from Moscow. Particular attention will be paid to the air gates of Punta Cana.

Dominican Republic airports overview

Domestic and foreign flights in the Dominican Republic operate through six airports, but only three of them have international status. A little later, we will find out that a direct flight from Moscow is possible only to one Dominican airport. Actually, domestic flights are not developing here. This doesn't make much sense as the country is a medium-sized island.

You have to fly from Moscow to the Dominican Republic for 12 hours - a rather tedious event. Most of international routes converges at Santa Domingo. We will also list all the remaining cities that have air terminals:

• Punta Cana;
• Santiago;
• La Romana;
• Puerto Plata;
• Samana.

Las Americas (the capital's airport terminal), Gregorio Luperon (localized in Puerto Plata) and Punta Cana airport have international status.

A direct flight from Moscow to the Dominican Republic will take 12 hours.

We will start our review with international airports coasts that do not have direct communication with Moscow.

1. La Romana... The local airport is associated with the popular tourist resort Casa de Campo. You can get here from Puerto Rico, USA, Europe, Canada and many Latin American countries.
   The air terminal is only 6 kilometers away from the city center. Communication with attractions and adjacent hotels is carried out by taxi and.
   Reference phone Airport: 809 813-9305. The online scoreboard is hidden here: http://aviatrails.ru/airport/laromana.html.
2. Puerto Plata... Through this airport, tourist flows flock to the city of the same name, as well as to Sosua. The second name of the airport is Gregorio Luperon. Basic airlines: American Airlines, Air Finland, Air Canada, Continental and about a dozen more.
   Taxis belonging to the Ministry of Tourism are localized at the airport. The fares are fixed and depend on the area you intend to enter.
   The airport is 13 km from the city center. Information number: +1 809 291-0000. Online scoreboard: http://www.tmzilla.com/avia/airport-n-POP.html.
3. Santiago... The local airport is called Qibao. The base airline is one - MAS Airlines. At the same time, flights of 11 more carriers have been laid here.
   The airport is 12 kilometers from the city center. The online scoreboard can be viewed on the official Kibao website: www.aeropuertocibao.com.do.
   You can get to the nearest resorts by taxi or rented car.
4. Samana... The El Catey air terminal is located in the north of the Samana Peninsula and serves all the adjacent resorts. You will have to drive 43 kilometers to the city.
   Mostly snorkeling and diving lovers flock here. Waterfalls, clear rivers, coconut groves - all this is located in the vicinity of El Catey. To get to the city, you have to take a taxi for 30-45 minutes. Based airlines: AIR CANADA, AIR TRANSAT, WESTJET.
   To fly to El Catey from Moscow, you will have to select connecting flights (via the USA and Canada). Online Scoreboard: http://aerodom.com/app/do/aeropuertos_samana.aspx.
5. Santa domingo... Las Americas terminal - the main air gate countries built in the vicinity of the capital. In terms of passenger turnover, Las Americas is second only to Punta Cana. The city can be reached by taxi or rented car. There is also a bus stop near the terminal.
   Santa Domingo is connected with the largest tourist destinations: La Romana, Boca Chica, Bavaro, Bayahibe and others. You can fly here from any country Caribbean, Canada and the USA. Basic airlines: Aerocaribbean, Air Europa, Iberia Airlines, Air France and about a dozen more.
   The most convenient way to fly to Santa Domingo is via Germany, France or Spain. Reference phone: + (1809 947) 2225. You can get acquainted with the online scoreboard on the airport website: www.aerodom.com.

Where can you get from Moscow

You will have to fly with transfers to almost all Dominican airports from Moscow. The only exception to this deplorable rule is the Punta Cana terminal (we will write about it separately).

Direct air transportation is organized by the Transaero company - the pleasure costs about $ 900.

Air France offers charters to Punta Cana via Paris (ticket prices start at $ 1,100).

Delta Airlines tickets can be booked from Moscow. The route in this case will run through New York, Miami and Santa Domingo. When choosing a connecting route, get ready to spend 13-18 hours in the air.

You can fly directly to Punta Cana from Yekaterinburg.

Here is a list of European cities through which you can get from Russia to Santa Domingo:

• Paris;
• Frankfurt;
• Munich;
• Madrid;
• London;
• Dusseldorf.

You will have to fly 15.5 hours through Paris to Santa Domingo. One of the most difficult and long-distance options (via Zurich) is offered by SWISS - 18.5 hours.

Dominican Republic airports on the map

Choosing a certain resort, it is worthwhile to calculate the transportation scheme in advance. This determines the choice of the airport (plus the number of intermediate transfers).

For your convenience, we have marked the airports of the Dominican Republic on the map.

Punta Cana is an international airport in the Caribbean

Punta Cana Airport is located in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. 4 million passengers pass through this place a year, so the customs office is crowded.

There are two tourists international terminal, in the foreseeable future, it is planned to expand the territory and modernize the infrastructure.

Fun fact: alcohol in the duty free terminal costs half as much as in the bars of Punta Cana.
Specialized recreation areas are provided for VIP clients.
The administration also thought about small children - there are playrooms in the terminal.

Also on the territory of the airport there are:

• bank;
• car rental;
• restaurants;
• ATM;
• tourist office.

The city can be reached by bus or taxi. In the latter case, get ready to shell out $ 30-40 for the trip.

The bus in the Dominican Republic is called "gua guas" - if you hit the road on this type of transport, you will spend about 45 minutes on the way. Gua guas are famous for their congestion, so taxi services are preferable. If you arrived with a ticket from a tour operator, the transfer will be included in the price of the trip.

There are no private traders in Punta Cana - only one company is involved in transportation.

The design of the terminal deserves a special mention - the architects chose the Caribbean style and covered the terminals with palm leaves. The perimeter is surrounded by tropical greenery.

For inquiries, call + (1809 686) 8790. The Punta Cana online arrival board is hidden here: www.puntacanainternationalairport.com.

Dominican Republic

Direct flight: from 12 hours
Flight with one stop: 14-20 hours
Time difference between Moscow and Dominican Republic: - 8 hours (if in Santo Domingo it is 12:00, then in Moscow it is 20:00)

Trasaero flies to the Dominican Republic on a direct flight.

For most travelers, a 12 hour flight is not easy. Most people take 2 days to adjust in time.

Santo Domingo Las Americas Airport

(Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas, José Francisco Peña Gómez, SDQ)

The international airport is located 15 km east of Santo Domingo. On the territory of the airport there is a bank, an ATM, a car rental point, restaurants, a room for a mother and a child, Duty Free, tourist office and other services.

Airport: Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas, José Francisco Peña Gómez
Phone: + (1809 947) 2225/2297
www.aerodom.com

How to get from / to Santo Domingo airport

By bus

The bus stop is located in the parking lot at the exit from the terminal. You can get to Santo Domingo by bus or minibus. The ticket can be purchased from the driver. Travel time is 20 minutes.

By taxi

The cost of a taxi to Santo Domingo is $ 40. Travel time is 15 minutes.

You can book a taxi on the website of the taxi company.

Santo Domingo airport "Las Americas" on the map

(Punta cana International Airport, PUJ)

The international airport is located almost within the city of Punta Cana. On the territory of the airport there is a bank, an ATM, a car rental point, restaurants, a mother and child room, Duty Free, a tourist office and other services.

Address: Punta Cana 23000, Dominican Republic
Phone: + (1809 686) 8790
www.puntacanainternationalairport.com

By taxi

The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the hotel, which is located near the city of Punta Cana, is $ 30-40.

Taxi prices to hotels

Airport in Punta Cana on the map

Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP)

The international airport is 15 km away east of the city Puerto Plata, in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic. On the territory of the airport there is an ATM, a car rental point, restaurants, a mother and child room, Duty Free, a tourist office and other services.

How to get from / to Punta Cana airport

By bus

The cost of a bus ticket (gua guas) in Puerto Plata is 30 pesos (25 rubles). Travel time is 30 minutes. The bus stops at the exit from the airport terminal.

By taxi

The taxi fare to Puerto Plata is $ 40. Travel time is 20 minutes.

It is quite difficult to single out any one airport in the Dominican Republic today. Why? Because there are six international airports on the entire territory of the republic, and besides them, regional air gates are also popular.

Section 1. General information

The most popular airport in the Dominican Republic is located near the resort town of Punta Cana, located on east coast country. Its building attracts the attention of foreigners, as it is characterized by pronounced features of the Dominican style - the airport is decorated with palm trees and decorative roofs. Its exotic view, which opens before the eyes of tourists after leaving the aircraft, always evokes vivid positive emotions. It is worth mentioning that the Dominican Republic's Punta Cana airport is seriously loaded, and since 2009, work has been carried out to expand and reconstruct it.

El Catey Airport is located in the north of the Samana Peninsula. This terminal was specially built for transcontinental aircraft. It has been receiving tourists since 2006. If you book tickets to the Dominican Republic with Delta with a transfer in New York, the airliner will land at Santiago Airport, also located in the north of the country.

There are other international terminals on the map of the country: not far from Santiago airport - Puerto Plata, in the south of the island - La Isabella, in the east - Sabana di Maar. All of them have a number of distinctive features, are interesting and unique in appearance. If you look at them, you will immediately understand why “Dominican Republic, Airport” is a photo that is in the family archive of almost every traveler. No construction is simply impossible.

Each is quite modern, and the online services of Internet sites allow you to quickly get acquainted with information about the flights provided. On the websites of airports, you can order plane tickets, and thanks to this, you can save precious time.

Section 2. Punta Cana

This Dominican Republic hosts both regular and charter flights... It is a major transport hub in the country.

Today, Punta Cana ranks third in the Caribbean in terms of passenger traffic. With Russia currently supports direct message it is this Dominican airport. There are direct flights from Moscow to Punta Cana. Travel time is about 12 hours (non-stop flight). You can also purchase tickets for flights through airports in Europe and the United States.

Usually, the price of the voucher includes a transfer that allows you to get to the hotel where the vacation is supposed to be. However, a number of hotels provide free airport pick-up. Buses tend to get overcrowded. A taxi can be reached in a more comfortable environment.

The airport in Punta Cana is also a few conference rooms, wireless Internet, restaurants, bars and cafes, a mother and child room, and a large shopping center.

Section 3. El Catey Airport

El Catey Airport was designed to serve heavy aircraft. Currently, it can receive about six hundred passengers per hour. In 2011, this port received more than 121 thousand people.

The passenger terminal of this building has two floors. Its area is 8 thousand square meters. m. By car from El Catey to Las Galleras can be reached in 1 hour, to Santa Barbara de Samana - in 40 minutes, and to Las Terrenas - in 20 minutes.

The official website of the airport allows you to search for the desired flight by the date of departure and its number.

Among passengers, El Catey has the reputation of being the most reliable of those in the Dominican Republic. The airport is international, but it also serves domestic flights, both passenger and cargo.

Samana, Dominican Republic (AZS): map of popular directions from the airport.

Hotels nearby:

El Catey, which cities have direct flights

• Willemstad
• Quebec

The Dominican Republic is a small state with an amazing climate. Since the country's economy is not very developed, the authorities support the flow of money through the development of tourism. The loyal visa policy also makes this state attractive. No significant costs are required to obtain a permit to enter the country.

About what airports can be used when visiting a Russian tourist, further in the article.

Dominican Republic - small Island state despite this, the country has six operating airports, three of which are international.

Local air traffic is poorly developed.

1. First, a large percentage of the population lives below the poverty line and simply cannot fly.
2. Secondly, the country's economy is focused on tourists, so the development of local airports is not profitable.

There are direct flights from Moscow to the Dominican Republic, the flight will last twelve hours. Russian airlines, in particular, Aeroflot, land only in one city of the country - Punta Cana. In addition, Russians can use flights with connections in the United States or Europe.

Departure directly to the Dominican Republic from Russia is carried out from two cities - Moscow and Yekaterinburg. All planes land at Punta Cana. These flights are not always the most profitable. For example, if you fly through Paris with a minimum stopover, you can save up to two hundred dollars.

Healthy! The last years of power Dominican Republic are actively switching to alternative energy sources. In particular, airports are equipped with solar panels.

Punta Cana in the city of Punta Cana

Punta Cana airport not only main terminal country, but also one of the largest in the Caribbean. It serves tourists from different countries the world, the annual passenger traffic exceeds four million. The popularity of the airport is due to the close proximity of one of the largest resorts Dominican Republic of the same name.

On the this moment the airport has one lane and the second is under construction. The institution accepts fifty airlines and is the only one where there is a direct connection with Moscow.

For the convenience of passengers, there are two international terminals, and a VIP sector is also equipped. At the entrance you can see a large flag of the Dominican Republic.

Punta Cana airport in Punta Cana

This airport meets all international standards. It offers a wide range of services from transfer to car rental. It should be noted that prices in southern country significantly lower than European and American ones. Even taxi services will not hit your pocket. The distance from the city to the airport is 50 kilometers, which can be covered in less than an hour.

The basic services provided at the airport include:

• room for mother and child;
• children playground;
• waiting rooms with wifi;
• branches of banks and currency exchange;
• cafes, bars and restaurants.

Special attention of tourists is attracted by the design of the premises, made in the Caribbean theme. There are many green plants in the hall.

An important feature of the airport is that it is the world's first non-state international harbor for aircraft from different continents. There are several hotels of different levels in the immediate vicinity of the airport. It is worth noting that the Punta Cana resort itself is not very cheap.

Healthy! There are duty-free shops on the territory of the airport, which can be visited immediately after arrival or just before departure.

Casa del Campo in La Romana

The airport located six kilometers from the city of La Romana is local, although it accepts some international flights particularly from the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. The airport is in demand due to its proximity popular resort Casa del Campo.

You can get to the city center or directly to the hotel either by using the included in the tour transfer, or by taxi, or by renting a car. The close proximity of the airport to the city has increased the attractiveness of La Romana itself. Today some interesting sights are presented there and trade is developed. Tourists can buy souvenirs, items of popular local clothing and so on at street shops.

Casa del Campo airport in La Romana

El Cibao Santiago near Puerto Plata

Small local airport close to popular tourist places, serves mainly one airline MAS. In addition to it, about eleven more carriers use this airfield.

Cibao is primarily a cargo and military airport, which is used to transport passengers in case of increased congestion at other sites. Despite this, the building is equipped with all the basic infrastructure that is needed to provide a decent service to customers.

Healthy! The airport is located twelve kilometers from the city center, so you can get to it and to tourist places by taxi or by renting a car. Buses and route taxis do not go.

Las Americas in Santo Domingo

The second largest airport in the Dominican Republic is the capital Las Americas. Before the opening of Punta Cana, it received the largest passenger traffic. Today this figure is at the level of three million people a year. Russians can get to this terminal if they fly on flights with a transfer.

The basic infrastructure of the airport includes:

1. Several waiting rooms, including a VIP zone.
2. A wide network of cafes and points of sale of food products and fresh press.
3. Free internet access throughout the airport.

Passengers arrive at two working terminals and three floors of the building are equipped for their convenience. Anyone can take advantage of short-term paid parking, the average cost is five dollars an hour.

The capital of the Dominican Republic is not a tourist area, so the prices for nearby hotels are significantly lower. Most tourists use Santo Domingo as a transit point.

Las Americas airport in Santo Domingo

Gregorio Luperona in Puerto Plata

Gregorio Luperon Airport is open to tourists from different countries and receives sixteen airlines. The building is located in close proximity to the city. You can get to the center in several budget ways:

• Taxi;
• regular bus;
• fixed-route taxi "gua-gua".

There is also a car rental service at the airport. International companies are predominantly represented. Note that the quality of roads in the country is not very high, therefore independent trips not recommended. If you want to explore different parts of the island, you should book special tours.

The permissible passenger traffic of the airport is more than a thousand people per hour. The local authorities use the airfield not only for tourism, but also for defense purposes.

The cost of rooms in nearby hotels is quite high. This is due to the fact that, firstly, the airport accepts flights with paying tourists from Europe and America. And, secondly, due to the fact that the area is tourist and popular.

Gregorio Luperona Airport in Puerto Plata

It's important to know! Distinctive feature Gregorio Luperona Airport is a modern information center. On a special board you can find any information of interest in all languages ​​of the world.

El Catey in Samana

El Catey is the newest airport Dominican Republic, built in 2006. It got its name in honor of a small village located near the airport. Mostly come here domestic flights that bring tourists from other cities of the country. Popularity is not only the Samana Peninsula, but also the city of Puerto Plata, located not far from this airport.

The airport is highly technological and very modern. This is expressed in the following:

At the moment, the airport can simultaneously receive up to four Boeings, while the passenger traffic per hour reaches six hundred people.

An interesting feature of the airport is its high customer focus. In particular, the tourist will be provided with any method of transfer to the hotel, if this does not contradict local laws.

Healthy! You can get to El Catey airport from Russia only on a connecting flight, when the final destination is Samana.

Dominican Republic - popular tourist country, the percentage of Russians wishing to fly here rises every year. For the convenience of tourists, there are several international airports in the country located in different parts Dominican Republic. The existing infrastructure fully covers the needs of the state and allows you to provide visitors with a high level of service. If the flow of tourists increases, then the country has several local airports that can be converted for international flights.