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Punta Cana International Airport

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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Elevation

47 ft

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The Essence of Punta Cana International Airport

PUJ

Location

Punta Cana · 11 · Dominican Republic

Connectivity

73 routes · 46 destinations

Position

18.567°, -68.365° · 47 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

e-Ticket (all visitors), Visa-free entry (many countries)

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Dominican Republic's busiest gateway to the Caribbean.

Opened

1984

Location

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is the busiest airport in the Dominican Republic and one of the busiest in the Caribbean, serving the popular resort region of Punta Cana on the eastern tip of Hispaniola. It handles tens of millions of passengers annually, primarily tourists arriving from North America and Europe on charter and scheduled flights. Uniquely, the airport was privately built and is operated by Grupo Puntacana, a private consortium, making it one of the few privately owned international airports in the world. It has grown rapidly since the 1980s alongside the booming tourism industry of the region. The airport features multiple terminal areas and a distinctive open-air design with thatched roofs reflecting Caribbean architectural style. It serves as a key entry point for visitors heading to major resort areas including Bávaro, Cap Cana, and Uvero Alto.

Terminals

The airport operates multiple terminal buildings handling both international charter and scheduled traffic, with facilities spread across a large campus-style layout.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to nearby resorts is primarily provided by taxis, private transfers, and shuttle buses, as no public rail or metro service exists in the region.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving PUJ include American Airlines, JetBlue, United Airlines, Air Canada, Iberia, Condor, and numerous charter operators from Europe and North America.

Notable facts

›Punta Cana International Airport is privately owned and operated by Grupo Puntacana, a rarity among major international airports.
›It is consistently the busiest airport in the Dominican Republic, surpassing the capital Santo Domingo's Las Américas Airport in passenger traffic.
›The airport's terminal buildings feature open-air thatched-roof designs inspired by traditional Caribbean architecture.
›The airport handles a very high proportion of charter flights, reflecting the resort-heavy tourism economy of the region.
›It is located approximately 5 kilometers from the main resort zones of Bávaro and Punta Cana.

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Route map (46 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

PUJ → EZE4M · 763

PUJ → MIA4M · 763

PUJ → CLTAA · 319 757 321 320

PUJ → MIAAA · 738 757

PUJ → PHLAA · 319 332 320

PUJ → DUSAB · 332

PUJ → MUCAB · 332

PUJ → YULAC · 319

PUJ → YYZAC · 319

PUJ → CDGAF · 744

PUJ → SDQAF · 744

PUJ → BOGAV · 320 319

PUJ → CDGAZ · 744

PUJ → BOSB6 · 320

PUJ → FLLB6 · 320

PUJ → JFKB6 · 321 320

PUJ → SJUB6 · 320

PUJ → ANUBA · 777

PUJ → SJUBB · SF3

PUJ → BOGCM · E90

PUJ → PTYCM · E90 738 73G

PUJ → FRADE · 767

PUJ → MUCDE · 767

PUJ → ATLDL · 73H M88 738

PUJ → CVGDL · 320

PUJ → DTWDL · 320

PUJ → JFKDL · 738

PUJ → PITDL · 320

PUJ → MADE9 · 333

PUJ → MADEB · 744

PUJ → CLEF9 · 320

PUJ → ORDF9 · 320

PUJ → PHLF9 · 320

PUJ → PITF9 · 320

PUJ → STLF9 · 319

PUJ → ATLFL · 73G

PUJ → BWIFL · 73G

PUJ → MDWFL · 73G

PUJ → CCSG3 · 738

PUJ → ANUIB · 777

PUJ → SDQKL · 747 744

PUJ → LIMLA · 320

PUJ → MIALA · 763

PUJ → SCLLA · 763

PUJ → ZRHLX · 333

PUJ → FLLNK · 319

PUJ → AMSOR · 763

PUJ → MBJOR · 763

PUJ → CDGSE · 333

PUJ → LYSSE · 332

PUJ → NTESE · 332

PUJ → TLSSE · 332

PUJ → SVOSU · 332

PUJ → MSPSY · 738

PUJ → LGWTO · 788

PUJ → YHZTS · 310

PUJ → YQBTS · 310

PUJ → YULTS · 310

PUJ → YYZTS · 330 738

PUJ → EWRUA · 753 739

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32017 routes Airbus A3199 routes Boeing 737-8009 routes Airbus A330-2008 routes Boeing 767-3007 routes Boeing 747-4006 routes Boeing 737-7005 routes Airbus A330-3004 routes Airbus A3213 routes Airbus A3103 routes Boeing 737-9003 routes 73W3 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Punta Cana International Airport, is a privately owned commercial airport in Punta Cana, eastern Dominican Republic. The airport was built with open-air terminals and roofs covered in palm fronds. Grupo Puntacana built the airport, which was designed by architect Oscar Imbert, and inaugurated it in December 1983. It is owned by Grupo Puntacana and became the first privately owned international airport in the world.

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