Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodom | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santo Domingo | ||||||||||
| Location | La Isabela, El Higuero, La Victoria and Santo Domingo Norte in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 98 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°34′20″N 069°59′08″W / 18.57222°N 69.98556°W / 18.57222; -69.98556 | ||||||||||
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La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) opened in 23 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 primarily serves the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and international flights to other Caribbean islands.[1] La Isabela Airport is a hub for Dominican airlines that operate small aircraft. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (+40) for Dominican-based carriers. It is, as of June 2020, also the only airport in Santo Domingo that serves domestic destinations, as Las Americas International Airport, the Santo Domingo's larger, main airport, lacks domestic air service.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Century | Aruba, Barranquilla, Cartagena,[4] Curaçao, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Santiago de Cuba, Sint Maarten |
| Sunrise Airways | Port-au-Prince Charter: Dominica–Douglas-Charles |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Port-au-Prince
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29,679 | Air Century, Sunrise Airways |
| 2 |  Curaçao
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13,826 | Air Century |
| 3 |  St. Maarten
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11,955 | Air Century |
| 4 |  San Juan
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8,893 | Air Century |
| 5 |  Havana
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7,684 | Air Century |
The airport hosts the corporate headquarters of Servicios Aéreos Profesionales (SAP Group) and Air Century.[6][7]
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