Samaná El Catey International Airport
Prefesor Juan Bosch International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey (Presidente Juan Bosch) | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodom | ||||||||||
| Serves | Samana | ||||||||||
| Location | El Catey, Samaná Province, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W / 19.27000°N 69.73750°WCoordinates: 19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W / 19.27000°N 69.73750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Aeropuerto El Catey | ||||||||||
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  MDCY Location of airport in Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
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Source: Departamento Aeroportuario | |||||||||||
Samaná El Catey International Airport (IATA: AZS, ICAO: MDCY), 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 airport is located near the village of El Catey, some 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana. Local travel times are given as 30 minutes drive to Las Terrenas, 40 minutes drive to the provincial capital, Santa Barbara de Samaná, and approximately one hour drive to Las Galeras.
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 terminal can accommodate 4 Boeing 747 aircraft simultaneously, albeit with a peak flow of 600 passengers per hour.
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada Rouge | Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
| Air Europa | Seasonal charter: Madrid[1] |
| Air Transat | Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Ottawa, Québec City, Toronto–Pearson |
| American Eagle | Seasonal: Charlotte[2] |
| Nordwind Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[3] |
| WestJet | Toronto–Pearson |
Statistics[]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Montréal-Trudeau
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51,953 | Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat |
| 2 | Toronto-Pearson
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39,662 | Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, WestJet |
| 3 |  Dusseldorf
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25,397 | Eurowings |
| 4 |  Moscow-Sheremetyevo
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15,950 | Nordwind Airlines |
| 5 |  Madrid
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7,059 | Wamos Air |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Air Europa enlazará por primera vez a Madrid con Samaná". aracoa.com. 26 May 2021.
- ^ "American Airlines Becomes the Only US Carrier with Nonstop Service from Miami to Tel Aviv and Paramaribo, Suriname". news.aa.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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