El Catey Airport
El Catey Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | MDCY |
IATA code | AZS |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 3.6 m (12 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 22 km from Nagua, 14 km from Sánchez |
Street | Ruta 5 continuing on the Autopista Papa Juan Pablo II |
train | no |
Local transport | Bus, minibus, taxi, rental car |
Basic data | |
opening | November 1, 2006 |
operator | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA (Aerodom) |
Passengers | 134,498 (2017) |
Air freight | 48 t (2017) |
Flight movements |
996 (2017) |
Start-and runway | |
07/25 | 3000 m × 45 m asphalt (PCN 66F / A / W / T) |
The airport Aeropuerto Internacional de el CATEY "Samaná", "Aeropuerto Profesor Juan Bosch" ( IATA code : AZS , ICAO code : MDCY , short: Aeropuerto El Catey , occasionally also Aeropuerto Samaná ) is an international airport located in the northeast of the Dominican Republic , 22 km southeast of Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez province , 14 km northwest of Sánchez, Samaná province and 8 km east of the road to Santo Domingo (Autopista Papa Juan Pablo II). The airport opened on November 1, 2006. Construction costs were over $ 80 million.
In El Catey, aircraft up to the size of Boeing 747 can take off and land. The airport has 45,000 m² of parking space for up to 4 Boeing 747s. The passenger hall of 9000 m² and an additional area of 1000 m² on the first floor as well as 28 check-in counters, 2 baggage conveyor belts and 2 passenger terminals allow the handling of up to 600 passengers per hour at peak times.
history
In order to promote tourism on the Samaná peninsula, the expansion of the existing Arroyo Barril airport was approved at the end of 1999 as part of the contract with Aerodom Siglo XXI. At the beginning of 2001, however, the contract had to be changed because the acquisition of the necessary land for the expansion of the previous airport would have been too costly and the hilly terrain was viewed as unfavorable for flight operations. Instead of the extension, it was decided to build a new building. The start of construction of the airport was contractually set for the end of May 2001 at the latest and should be called "Aeropuerto Internacional de Samaná".
In September 2003, members of Congress complained that construction was still not completed and passed a resolution asking the concessionaire to continue construction. Likewise, the State Secretary for Public Works should be asked to make the outstanding payments for the land as more than a hundred families have had to vacate the site and are still waiting for compensation. At that time the international airport was already "El Catey" and no longer "Samaná".
In February 2005, President Leonel Fernández promised to push ahead with a number of buildings, including El Catey Airport, so that Samaná's development as a tourist area would be guaranteed.
The airport began operations in November 2006 and was officially inaugurated on February 7, 2007. It was named after him on this occasion in honor of President Juan Bosch .
Traffic figures
The airport is mostly used by foreign passengers (96.4%), who come mainly from Canada (81.4%), the USA (4.9%), France (3.7%) and Portugal (3%) (as of : 2016). The shift in the origin of the passengers is remarkable: in 2007 71% came from Europe and 28% from North America, in 2016 it was only 11.5% from Europe compared to 86.2% from North America. (2016)
The annual passenger volume averaged around 118,000 passengers between 2007 and 2016 with a minimum of 102,000 (2009) and a maximum of 128,000 (2016). In 2016, 1,033 aircraft were handled, which were divided into 924 scheduled flights and 109 charter flights. (2016)
Airlines
El Catey (or Samaná) is no longer listed as a destination in the Condor's 2011 summer flight schedule and 2011/2012 winter flight schedule . Likewise, since May 2010, no Condor flight movements to and from El Catey have been recorded.
Airline (as of 2012) |
Share of passengers in% |
Destinations | Art |
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Air Canada | 28.0 | Toronto, Montreal, Halifax | Scheduled flight |
XL Airways France | 22.1 | Paris | Scheduled flight |
Westjet Airlines | 15.1 | Toronto | Scheduled flight |
Andes Líneas Aéreas | 7.9 | Manaus | Charter |
CanJet Airlines | 5.5 | Toronto, Montreal | Scheduled flight |
Sunwing Airlines | 5.5 | Toronto, Montreal | Charter |
Orbest Orizonia Airlines | 4.5 | Lisbon, Madrid | Charter |
Air Transat | 2.7 | Montreal | Scheduled flight |
Jetblue Airways | 2.4 | New York City | Scheduled flight |
Jazz Aviation | 2.0 | Toronto | Charter |
CanJet Airlines | 1.5 | Montreal, Toronto | Charter |
Iberworld Airlines | 0.9 | Madrid, Paris | Charter |
Blue Panorama Airlines | 0.8 | Milan | Charter |
Iberworld | 0.7 | Madrid | Scheduled flight |
XL Airways France | 0.4 | Paris | Charter |
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Flight movements |
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2017 | 134,498 | 48 | 996 |
2016 | 124.352 | 223 | 1,016 |
2015 | 121,366 | 135 | 933 |
2014 | 114,326 | 77 | 970 |
2013 | 119.185 | 225 | 970 |
2012 | 110.916 | 98 | 858 |
2011 | 119.039 | 567 | 852 |
2010 | 116,655 | 190 | 888 |
2009 | 99,849 | 186 | 793 |
2008 | 122.091 | 230 | 1,218 |
2007 | 110,437 | 94 | 989 |
2006 | 4,333 | - | 89 |
Busiest routes
rank | city | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | Toronto – Pearson , Canada | 52,326 | Air Canada Rouge , Air Transat |
2 | Montreal – Trudeau , Canada | 48,130 | Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat |
3 | Cordoba , Argentina | 7,666 | k. A. |
4th | Quebec , Canada | 5,212 | Air Transat |
5 | Frankfurt am Main , Germany | 3.812 | k. A. |
6th | Ottawa , Canada | 3,404 | Air Transat |
7th | Halifax , Canada | 3,314 | Air Canada |
8th | Paris – CDG , France | 2,329 | XL Airways |
9 | Lisbon , Portugal | 2,009 | k. A. |
10 | Montego Bay , Jamaica | 1,878 | Servicios Aéreos Profesionales |
Web links
- Technical details to the airport (English)
- Arrival & Departure (English)
- Airport contact information (Spanish)
- Weather data for the airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Estadísticas. JAC.gob.do , accessed November 9, 2018 (Spanish).
- ^ A b Aeropuerto Presidente Juan Bosch. (No longer available online.) Hoy digital, February 15, 2007, formerly in the original ; Retrieved March 5, 2010 (Spanish). ( 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.
- ^ Samaná - Professor Juan Bosch International Airport (AZS / MDCY). azfreight, accessed March 4, 2010 .
- ↑ Aeropuerto Internacional de Samana inicio sus operaciones. (No longer available online.) Grupo Abrisa, archived from the original on January 10, 2007 ; Retrieved July 11, 2011 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ GACETA OFICIAL. ( MS Word ; 791 kB) Camara de diputados, December 31, 1999, accessed on March 19, 2010 (Spanish).
- ↑ GACETA OFICIAL. ( MS Word ; 1.1 MB) Camara de diputados, April 12, 2001, accessed March 19, 2010 (Spanish).
- ↑ CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS: SESIÓN ORDINARIA. ( MS Word ; 445 kB) (No longer available online.) Camara de diputados, September 11, 2010, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; Retrieved March 19, 2010 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dará apoyo a turismo de Samaná. (No longer available online.) Diario Hoy, February 12, 2005, formerly in the original ; Retrieved March 4, 2010 (Spanish). ( 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.
- ^ A b Estadísticas Económicas. (No longer available online.) Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, archived from the original on February 3, 2017 ; accessed on November 6, 2017 (Spanish, the numbers consist of "Llegada vía aérea, Por nacionalidad" + year and "Salida vía aérea, Por nacionalidad" + year). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Número de vuelos internacionales, por aeropuerto y tipo de vuelo, según mes, 2016. National Statistical Office of the Dominican Republic, accessed on November 6, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Flying with an overview. Flight plan summer 2011. (PDF; 38 kB) (No longer available online.) Condor, archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; Retrieved August 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Flying with an overview. Timetable winter 2011/2012. Condor, archived from the original on October 5, 2011 ; Retrieved August 8, 2011 .
- ↑ VOLUMES EN VUELOS REGULARES POR MES Y EMPRESA 2010. IDAC, archived from the original on September 25, 2011 ; Retrieved July 7, 2011 (Spanish).
- ↑ pax regulares por ruta 2012. (No longer available online.) IDAC, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 24, 2013 (Spanish). ( 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.
- ↑ pax charter por ruta 2012. (No longer available online.) IDAC, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 24, 2013 (Spanish). ( 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.