Puerto Plata Airport (POP/MDPP)

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Atlanta

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Bogota

High potential to capture the Colombian and South American markets.

Boston

Frequency increase needed; year-round demand and large Dominican population in the Boston area.

Chicago

Second largest unserved O&D from the US. Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Cincinnati

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Cleveland

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Dallas

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Detroit

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Houston

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Minneapolis

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

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New York

Largest O&D market from Puerto Plata, heavily underserved. Dominican population in New York is the largest in the US.

Panama

High potential to capture the Central and South American markets.

Philadelphia

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Washington D.C.

Largest unserved O&D market from the US. There is a large Dominican population in the Washington D.C. area.

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Atlanta

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Bogota

High potential to capture the Colombian and South American markets.

Chicago

Cincinnati

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Cleveland

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Dallas

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Detroit

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Houston

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Minneapolis

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Panama

High potential to capture the Central and South American markets.

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Philadelphia

Potential to replicate the success of the Charlotte-Puerto Plata route which launched in December 2015 and has seen frequency increase from weekly to daily during the peak winter season.

Washington D.C.

Largest unserved O&D market from the US. There is a large Dominican population in the Washington D.C. area.

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Boston

Frequency increase needed; year-round demand and large Dominican population in the Boston area.

New York

Largest O&D market from Puerto Plata, heavily underserved. Dominican population in New York is the largest in the US.

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Other major reasons to serve this airport

Limited or no competition on suggested city pairs.
Destination offers a mix of beaches, culture, history, golf, nightlife, adventure and extreme sports.
Puerto Plata is one of the top 10 destinations in the world for wind kite surfing.
Sizeable outbound demand, particularly to the US.

Marketing and other support

An attractive incentive/marketing support scheme is available upon request.

Catchment Area

30-minute catchment area: 330,000 people.
60-minute catchment area: 1.3 million people.
120-minute catchment area: 1.9 million people.

Freight Opportunities

Puerto Plata is in close proximity to the Cibao region, the largest agricultural area of the Dominican Republic.

Geography

Puerto Plata Airport is located 15.5 kilometres from Playa Dorada and 19.5 kilometres from downtown Puerto Plata.

Infrastructure & Operations

Runways: One – direction – 08/26; length – 3,081 metres.
Slot coordinated: No.
Operating hours: 24 hours.
Terminal: One terminal, 30,510m². Seven contact gates and two remote parking stands for narrow-body aircraft.
Other details: No operational constraints.

Infrastructure developments

Terminal remodel and refurbishment completed in 2013.

Vital statistics

One million passengers in 2017 with approximately 93% travelling for leisure and 7% VFR.
Largest carrier JetBlue.

Freight:

7.2 million lbs handled in 2017.