Samaná El Catey International Airport
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| Samaná El Catey International Airport | |||
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| IATA: AZS - ICAO: MDCY | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) | ||
| Serves | Samaná | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft (4 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 07/25 | 9,843 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
Samaná El Catey International Airport (IATA: AZS, ICAO: MDCY) is a new international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic.
The airport is located near the little village of El Catey, some 8 km (5 miles) west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana. Local travel times are given as 30 minutes drive to Las Terrenas, 40 minutes drive to the provincial capital, Santa Barbara de Samaná, and approximately 1 hour drive to Las Galeras.
The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m, flexible pavement load-rated PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a Boeing 747. The terminal can accomodate 4 Boeing 747 aircraft simultaneously, albeit with a peak flow of 600 passengers per hour.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Transat (Montreal, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
- LTU International (Dusseldorf)
- MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwik, Manchester [begins May 2])
- Neos (Milan-Malpensa)
- Skyservice (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
- Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson)
- XL Airways France (Paris)
 Air Transat at the newest airport in the Dominican Republic |
[edit] External links
- Airport operator's page about the new airport, including an artist's conception (Spanish)
- Cape Samana airports and airlines, including an aerial picture of the new airport's runway (English)
- Map showing Cape Samana with the location of its airports
- Website about El Catey
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