It is rather difficult to single out any one Dominican airport today. Why? Yes, because throughout the republic there are only six international airports, and besides them, air gates of regional significance are also popular.
Section 1. General Information
The most popular Dominican airport is located near the resort town of Punta Cana, located on the east coast of the country. Its building attracts the attention of foreigners, as it is characterized by pronounced features of the Dominican style - the airport is decorated with palm trees and decorative roofs. Its exotic look, which opens before the eyes of tourists after exiting the airliner, always causes bright positive emotions. It is worth mentioning that the Dominican airport of Punta Cana is seriously busy, and since 2009, work is underway to expand and reconstruct it.
El Katey Airport is located in the north of the Samana Peninsula. This terminal was specially built for transcontinental aircraft. It has been hosting tourists since 2006. If you book tickets to the Dominican Republic with Delta with a change in New York, the airliner will land at Santiago Airport, also located in the north of the country.
There are other international terminals on the map of the country: near the airport of Santiago - Puerto Plata, in the south of the island - La Isabella, in the east - Sabana di Maar. All of them have a number of distinctive features, are interesting and unique in appearance. If you look at them, you will immediately understand why “Dominican Republic Airport” is a photo that is available in the family archive of almost every traveler. Not to capture this structure is simply impossible.
Each transport hub is quite modern, and the online services of Internet sites allow you to quickly get acquainted with the information about the flights provided. On airport sites, you can order plane tickets, and save valuable time thanks to this.
Section 2. Punta Cana
This Dominican International Airport accepts both scheduled and charter flights. It is a major transportation hub in the country.
Today, Punta Cana is third in the Caribbean in terms of passenger traffic. It is this Dominican airport that currently maintains direct communication with Russia. There are direct flights from Moscow to Punta Cana. Travel time is about 12 hours (direct flight). You can also purchase tickets for flights through the airports of Europe and the United States.
Usually, a transfer is included in the price of the permit, allowing you to get to the hotel where you are planning a vacation. However, a number of hotels provide free airport pick-up. Buses are usually crowded. Taxis can be reached in more comfortable conditions.
The airport in Punta Cana also has several conference rooms, wireless Internet, restaurants, bars and cafes, a mother and child room, as well as a large shopping center.
Section 3. El Katey Airport
El Catey Airport has been designed to serve heavy aircraft. Currently, it can take about six hundred passengers per hour. In 2011, this port received more than 121 thousand people.
The passenger terminal of this building has two floors. Its area is 8 thousand square meters. m. By car, you can get from El Catey to Las Galleras in 1 hour, to Santa Barbara de Samana in 40 minutes, and to Las Terrenas in 20 minutes.
The official website of the airport allows you to search for the desired flight by date of departure and its number.
Among passengers, El Catey has the glory of the most reliable of those that the Dominican Republic has. The airport is international, but it also serves domestic flights, both passenger and cargo.