María Montez Airport

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María Montez Airport
Main entrance airport.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code MDBH
IATA code BRX
Coordinates

18 ° 15 ′ 6 ″  N , 71 ° 7 ′ 19 ″  W Coordinates: 18 ° 15 ′ 6 ″  N , 71 ° 7 ′ 19 ″  W
Height above MSL 3 m (10  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 8 km from Barahona
Street Ruta 44
train no
Local transport Bus and taxi
Basic data
opening April 27, 1996
operator Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA (Aerodom)
Terminals 1
Start-and runway
12/30 3000 m × 45 m asphalt

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The airport Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez ( IATA code : BRX , ICAO code : MDBH ) is an international airport in the southwest of the Dominican Republic .

It is located 8 km northwest of Barahona , Barahona Province . The airport was inaugurated on April 27, 1996 and named after her in memory of the actress María Montez , who came from Barahona.

Aircraft of all sizes can take off and land at the airport. The terminal has an area of ​​2,565 m².

Airlines and Destinations

The airport is currently (as of August 2011) operated from German-speaking countries, neither in scheduled nor in seasonal charter traffic.

history

Thanks to its good location, the airport should promote tourist development for the south-west of the country. However, it was hardly used from the start; a few years after its opening, the radar and other equipment were dismantled.

In 2006 negotiations were held with a Spanish company to convert it into a service terminal.

The already neglected airport was additionally damaged by Storm Noel in 2007 . After that, only small planes and helicopters could take off and land due to damage to the runway. The reopening for regular flight operations took place in August 2009. At the same time, the government issued a one-year tax exemption for passengers and airlines for the airport in the hope of increasing use.

After the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, this airport, around 100 kilometers east of the border with Haiti and thanks to its long runway, would have been ideal for aid deliveries with wide-body aircraft, but its condition did not allow use. The repair work was tackled immediately and around the clock with considerable machine and personnel expenditure. The airport was able to be used as a hub for aid deliveries from January 16, during which the work continued at night so as not to hinder flight operations. On January 20, the repair was so far completed that cargo aircraft of the type C-130 Hercules could land.

Trivia

The German avant-garde band FSK released the title “Aeropuerto Internacional Maria Montez” on their album “Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle” from 2008, although the content does not deal with the airport.

Web links

Commons : Maria Montez International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La resurrección de la provincia Barahona ( Spanish ) diariodominicano.com. August 4, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  2. ^ Aeropuerto María Montez será terminal de servicios ( Spanish ) Listín Diario. December 14, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ Un aeropuerto inutilizado ( Spanish ) Listín Diario. July 28, 2009. Accessed on March 6, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.listin.com.do  
  4. ↑ Gobierno dominicano pone en marcha operación 'Puente Aéreo Alas Abiertas por Haití' ( Spanish ) naciondominicana.com. January 17, 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 7, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lanaciondominicana.com
  5. ↑ Anuncian millonaria inversión para impulsar industria turística en Barahona ( Spanish , PDF; 1.5 MB) SECTUR. January 17, 2009. Accessed on March 6, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sectur.gob.do  
  6. ↑ Sólo opera en horas diurnas y no hay combustible de aviación ( Spanish ) El Transporte. January 17, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  7. ↑ Acondicionan aeropuerto María Montez de Barahona ( Spanish ) ANTENA. January 24, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  8. ^ Mejor manejo del Aeropuerto Puerto Príncipe despeja la terminal El Higüero ( Spanish ) Hoy. January 17, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 6, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoy.com.do
  9. ↑ Aeropuerto Barahona recibe vuelos con ayudas para Haití ( Spanish ) El Caribe. January 20, 2010. Accessed on March 6, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.elcaribe.com.do