La Isabela International Airport opened in 23 February 2006 to replace

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. The first flight to land at the airport was a

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flight from

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. It primarily serves the

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with domestic flights and some international flights to other Caribbean islands. La Isabela Airport is the major 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 other airport serving Santo Domingo, lacks domestic air service.

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Other facilities

The airport hosts the corporate headquarters of

Servicios Aéreos Profesionales Servicios Aéreos Profesionales, S.A. (also known as SAP Air or SAP Group) is an airline with its corporate headquarters on the property of La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It operates services in the Caribbea ...

(SAP Group) and Air Century.Contact Us
." Air Century. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Address: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, Local No. 1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic."

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