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Dr Joaquin Balaguer Intl Airport |
La Isabela International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer |
| IATA: JBQ – ICAO: MDJB |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Private |
| Location |
Santo Domingo |
| Elevation AMSL |
30 ft / 15 m |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 01/19 |
5,249 |
1,500 |
Asphalt |
La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport. The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port au Prince, Haiti.
It serves mostly the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and some international flights to other Caribbean islands.
Major Dominican Hub
La Isabela Airport is the major hub for Dominican airlines that operates many small airplanes for example Air Century. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (over 10) for Dominican based carriers.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerolíneas Mas |
Aruba, Santiago de los Caballeros, Samana-Arroyo Barril, Barahona, Montecristi, Constanza, La Romana, Cabo Rojo, Punta Cana |
| Air Century |
Antigua, Barahona, Bridgetown, Constanza, Habana, Fort Lauderdale, Santiago de los Caballeros, Miami, Nassau, Holguin, St. Maarten, Providenciales, Varadero |
| Air Inter Island |
Punta Cana |
| Caribbean Air Sign |
Punta Cana |
| M&N Aviation |
San Juan [seasonal] |
| SAP Air |
Santiago de los Caballeros, Montego Bay, Habana, Varadero, Santiago de Cuba, Cayo Coco, Grand Cayman, Tórtola, Barbados, St. Marteen, Martinique, Antigua, Aruba, Curaçao, Cancún, Caracas, Isla Margarita, Bogotá, Miami, San Juan (PR), Aguadilla) [Charter service], Samana-Arroyo Barril, Punta Cana |
| VolAir |
Aruba, Port-au-Prince, Santiago de los Caballeros |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Dominican Republic
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| ICAO ID |
MDJB
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| Time |
UTC-4
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| Latitude |
18.572511
18° 34' 21.04" N
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| Longitude |
-69.985608
069° 59' 08.19" W
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| Elevation |
98 feet
30 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
010° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
SANTO DOMINGO
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| HIGUERO TWR |
121.7
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 01/19 |
5412 x 100 feet
1650 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
HGR |
HIGUERO |
105X |
115.8 |
At Field |
-
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| Remarks
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
Avbl.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL,A1)
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