Phaeton () is a town in the

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, in the Nord-Est department of

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. It is an old factory town, like its neighbor, Derac, as part of the old Dauphin Plantation residential area. When the plantation still operated (growing

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, the town had a railroad route and a power plant that powered the city of

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, though poorly, until the 1980s. Phaeton is approximately 134 km / 83 mi from Haiti's capital

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. It is close to the border of the Dominican Republic.

Transportation

Phaeton is served by an airport ( Phaeton Airfield) which has charter flights from Port-au-Prince

References

Populated places in Nord-Est (department) {{Haiti-geo-stub