Samaná El Catey International Airport
Profesor Juan Bosch International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey Presidente Juan Bosch | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodom | ||||||||||
| Serves | Samaná | ||||||||||
| Location | El Catey, Samaná Province, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°16′12″N 069°44′15″W / 19.27000°N 69.73750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Aeropuerto El Catey | ||||||||||
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  MDCY Location of airport in Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
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| Source: Departamento Aeroportuario | |||||||||||
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. 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 Samaná. From the airport, it is a 30-minute drive to Las Terrenas, a 40-minute drive to the provincial capital, Santa Bárbara de Samaná, and an approximately one-hour drive to Las Galeras. With over 122,000 passengers in 2023, it's the Dominican Republic's sixth busiest airport.
Facilities
The airport's new runway is 3000 m × 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:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau[1][2] |
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Montreal–Trudeau,[3] Toronto–Pearson[citation needed] |
| Air Caraïbes | Paris–Orly[4] |
| Air Transat | Montréal–Trudeau,[5] Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Québec City[citation needed] |
| WestJet | Montréal-Trudeau,[6] Toronto–Pearson[6][7][8] |
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Montréal-Trudeau
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62,278 | Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat |
| 2 | Toronto-Pearson
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26,213 | Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, WestJet |
| 3 |  Portela
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7,097 | |
| 4 | Quebec
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5,442 |
See also
References
- ^ "Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 768–771. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ^ "Air Canada NS24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 25FEB24".
- ^ "Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 768–771. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ^ "Air Caraïbes Adds Samana Service From Dec 2025". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 768–771. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ^ a b "WestJet expands global connectivity through Toronto and Halifax with six new international summer destinations". WestJet. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "WestJet announces expanded winter schedule with more sun destinations than ever before". Cision. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "WestJet expands global connectivity through Toronto and Halifax with six new international summer destinations". WestJet. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT - STATISTICS REPORT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2024 (PDF) (10 ed.). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Junta Aviacion Civl. 2023. ISSN 2676-0517. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
External links
Media related to Presidente Juan Bosch International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
