Samaná El Catey International Airport

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.

Profesor Juan Bosch International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey
(Presidente Juan Bosch)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAerodom
ServesSamana
LocationEl Catey, Samaná Province, Dominican Republic
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W
WebsiteAeropuerto El Catey
Map
MDCY is located in the Dominican Republic
MDCY
MDCY
Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers172,641
Aircraft Operations858

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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samaná El Catey Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Rouge Montreal–Trudeau
Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air Transat Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Québec City
World2Fly Seasonal charter: Madrid
World2Fly Portugal Seasonal charter: Lisbon[1]

Statistics
Busiest International Routes from AZS
(2018)[2]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Canada Montréal-Trudeau 51,953 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat
2 Canada Toronto-Pearson 39,662 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, WestJet
3 Germany Dusseldorf 25,397 Eurowings
4 Russia Moscow-Sheremetyevo 15,950 Nordwind Airlines
5 Spain Madrid 7,059 Wamos Air

See also

References
  1. "WORLD2FLY PORTUGAL ADDS SAMANA SERVICE IN 3Q23".
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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