Samaná El Catey International Airport , also called Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Juan Bosch (AISA), is an
international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of
Samaná in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
. The airport is located near the village of El Catey, some west of
Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samaná. From the airport, it is a 30-minute drive to Las Terrenas, a 40-minute drive to the provincial capital,
Santa Bárbara de Samaná, and an approximately one-hour drive to
Las Galeras. With over 122,000 passengers in 2023, it's the Dominican Republic's
sixth busiest airport.
Facilities
The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m,
flexible pavement load-rated
PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body aircraft, wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023.
After the introduction of the Boeing 707, 707 in October 1958, Pan Am ...
. The terminal can accommodate 4 Boeing 747 aircraft simultaneously, albeit with a peak flow of 600 passengers per hour.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samaná El Catey Airport:
Statistics
See also
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List of the busiest airports in Dominican Republic
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List of the busiest airports in the Caribbean
References
External links
Airports in the Dominican Republic
Buildings and structures in Samaná Province
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