Osvaldo Virgil National Airport is an airport in the province of
Monte Cristi on the north coast of the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
. The airport was opened in 2006 for tourism with flights from other Dominican airports. The runway is just north of the city of
Monte Cristi. The airport is named after baseball player
Ozzie Virgil Sr.
Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo (born May 17, 1932) is a former professional baseball player and coach who was the first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball. He was a utilityman who played in MLB between 1956 and 1969 for the New York / S ...
The Cap Haitien
VOR/DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: HCN) is west-southwest of the airport. The Monte Cristi
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: MTC) is on the field.
Cap Haitien VORMonte Cristi NDB
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See also
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*Transport in Dominican Republic
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline tra ...
* List of airports in Dominican Republic
References
External links
SkyVector - El Montecristi Airport
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Airports in the Dominican Republic
Buildings and structures in Monte Cristi Province