Gregorio Luperón International Airport () , also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.The airport is named after General

Gregorio Luperón Gregorio Luperón (September 8, 1839 – May 21, 1897) was a Dominican revolutionary, military general, businessman, liberal politician, Freemasonry, freemason, and statesman who was one of the leaders in the Dominican Restoration War. Luperón w ...

, a Dominican military and state leader. Capable of handling planes of all sizes, ''Puerto Plata Airport'' has benefited from being in an area with many beaches, which are popular among

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passengers. The popularity of the city where it is located has also drawn a number of regularly scheduled passenger

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over the years. With over 704,000 passagers, It is the Dominican Republic's fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, after

Punta Cana Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It was politically incorporated as the "Verón–Punta Cana township" in 2006, and it is subject to the municipality of Higüey (La Altagracia Province). According ...

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and

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. American Airlines is the primary international operator.

History

The facility opened in 1979 with the purpose of boosting tourism in the North region, it has a runway 3,081 meters long x 46 meters wide, with the capacity to receive wide-body aircraft, including B-747 and A-340.

Facilities

The main terminal building has 10 gates: 5 with boarding bridges on the satellite concourse, and 2 boarding bridges and 3 without in the frontal concourse. The terminal has been remodeled with new floors, escalators, immigration hall, departure hall and duty-free areas along with restaurants. The terminal can support 4

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s simultaneously after renovations to the airport made in 2013/14.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

;Notes * Condor's flight from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt operates via Santo Domingo, however, the flight from Frankfurt to Puerto Plata is nonstop.

Statistics

Incidents

*On February 6, 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 was bound for Frankfurt, Germany, but crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata Airport into the Atlantic Ocean 26 kilometres off-shore, killing all 176 passengers and 13 crew members aboard, among them were 164 Germans. It was discovered later that one of the

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s of the Boeing 757-200 was not working properly, confusing the pilots about whether the aircraft's speed was too fast or too slow.

References

External links

OpenStreetMap – Puerto Plata
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregorio Luperon International Airport Buildings and structures in Puerto Plata Province Airports in the Dominican Republic Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Airports established in 1979 1979 establishments in the Dominican Republic