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Gregorio Luperon International Airport

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

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Elevation

15 ft

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The Essence of Gregorio Luperon International Airport

POP

Location

Puerto Plata · 18 · Dominican Republic

Connectivity

16 routes · 14 destinations

Position

19.758°, -70.570° · 15 ft elev.

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Gateway to the Dominican Republic's North Coast.

Opened

1978

Location

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Gregorio Luperon International Airport (IATA: POP, ICAO: MDPP) serves Puerto Plata on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the country's principal international airports, handling significant tourist traffic destined for the popular Amber Coast resort areas including Playa Dorada and Sosua. The airport is named after Gregorio Luperon, a 19th-century Dominican general and national hero. It primarily handles charter and scheduled international flights from North America and Europe, reflecting the region's heavy reliance on tourism. The facility is operated under the concession of Aerodom (Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI), which manages several airports in the Dominican Republic. Its runway and infrastructure have undergone periodic improvements to accommodate modern wide-body aircraft.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both international arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to Puerto Plata and surrounding resort areas is primarily served by taxis, shuttle buses, and pre-arranged hotel transfers, with no direct rail or metro connection.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving POP include American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Sunwing, and various European charter operators.

Notable facts

›Named after Dominican general and national hero Gregorio Luperon (1839–1897).
›Operated by Aerodom under a government concession.
›Serves the Amber Coast, one of the Dominican Republic's top tourist regions.
›The airport has a single paved runway (ICAO designation 08/26).
›Handles a large volume of charter flights particularly from Canada and Europe during winter months.

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Route map (14 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Aereonautica militare

Routes

POP → MIAAA · 757

POP → DUSAB · 332

POP → YYZAC · 319

POP → YHZAC · 319

POP → JFKB6 · 320

POP → ANUDE · 767

POP → FRADE · 767

POP → PLSJY · EM2

POP → SJUJY · EM2

POP → PUJOR · 763

POP → CDGSE · 332

POP → AZSTS · 738

POP → LRMTS · 310

POP → EWRUA · 739

POP → MIAUS · 757

POP → YYZWS · 73H

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 7572 routes Airbus A330-2002 routes Airbus A3192 routes Boeing 7672 routes Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia2 routes Airbus A3201 routes Boeing 767-3001 routes Boeing 737-8001 routes Airbus A3101 routes Boeing 737-9001 routes 73H1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Gregorio Luperón International Airport, also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Sosúa in the Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. The airport is named after General Gregorio Luperón, a Dominican military and state leader. Capable of handling planes of all sizes, the airport has benefited from being in an area with many beaches, which are popular among charter airline passengers. The popularity of the city where it is located has also drawn a number of regularly scheduled passenger airlines over the years.

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