La Isabela International Airport

La Isabela International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]
IATA: JBQ – ICAO: MDJB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aerodom
Serves	Santo Domingo
Location	La Isabela in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
Hub for	Aerolíneas Mas Air Century Caribair SAP Air VolAir
Elevation AMSL	30 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	18°34′32″N 069°58′53″W / 18.57556°N 69.98139°WCoordinates: 18°34′32″N 069°58′53″W / 18.57556°N 69.98139°W
Map
MDJB Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 5,249 1,500 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 3,703 Passengers 48,732 Based Aircraft 57
Source: Banco Central República Dominicana

La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport.^[2] The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.^[3]

It serves mostly the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and some international flights to other Caribbean islands.^[1] La Isabela Airport is the major hub for Dominican airlines that operate small airplanes for example Air Century. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (+40) for Dominican-based carriers.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Mas	Aruba, Curaçao, Port-au-Prince, Santiago de los Caballeros, Punta Cana Charter: Samana-Arroyo Barril, Barahona, Montecristi, Constanza, La Romana, Cabo Rojo
Air Century	Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, San Juan (begins August 15, 2016 pending government approval),[4] Santiago de los Caballeros Seasonal: Barahona
Air Inter Island	Punta Cana
Caribbean Air Sign	Punta Cana
Sunrise Airways	Port-au-Prince
Tortug' Air	Port-au-Prince

Charter

Airlines	Destinations
Air Century	Antigua, Barahona, Bridgetown, Constanza, Havana, Holguín, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Nassau, Providenciales, Sint Maarten, Varadero
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales	Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bogotá, Cancún, Caracas, Cayo Coco, Curaçao, Grand Cayman, Havana, Isla Margarita, Martinique, Miami, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Samana-Arroyo Barril, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan, Sint Maarten, Tortola, Varadero
M&N Aviation	Seasonal: San Juan
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales	Aguadilla

Other facilities

The airport has the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century.^[5][6]

References

1. www.caribbeanjet.com
2. www.aerodom.com
3. http://www.clavedigital.com/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=6964
4. http://airlineinfo.com/ostpdf96/864.pdf
5. "Home." Servicios Aéreos Profesionales. Retrieved on January 15, 2013. "Headquarter: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, La Isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"
6. "Contact Us." Air Century. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Address: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, Local No. 1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic."