Punta Cana International Airport

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Welcome to the International Airport of Punta Cana, one of the fastest growing air terminals in the region, where today we will tour and get to know its facilities. Punta Cana Group Photo

Thanks to the invitation of Maxitravel, I was able to travel to this paradisiacal destination, tourist area that has become one of the most attractive points worldwide, we refer to Punta Cana and its beautiful beaches and other attractions.

This airport was just opened in 1983 designed by Oscar Imbert, where its native design stood out with the use of gray palms (name given to this area Dominican Republic) and today we are going to recognize it and get to know several interesting facts about what is the first private airport in the world.

Punta Cana International Airport

During the 2019, in all Dominican Republic recorded more than 6.5 million tourists, which entered mainly through the Punta Cana International Airport, terminal that even expects this 2022 the airport is broken (despite the post-pandemic moment) its best year of historical operations.

his record: 7.8 million total passengers. But for this 2022 projections are very optimistic and it is expected that the barrier of 8 million travelers, an unprecedented number that has been given thanks to the tourist promotion, soon lifting of travel restriction and a global connectivity plan.

As usual, pictures are worth a thousand words, That's why I prepared this Aero Report where I show you many areas of the airport so you can get to know it in more detail. Don't forget to share it!!:

Now we are going to review several of the most important and outstanding data of this very important air terminal:

• The Punta Cana Airport is private and in fact was built to give fast access to the area to tourists with high economic power..
• It is managed by the Punta Cana Group.
• Your code THERE IT IS is PUJ and ICAO is MDPC.
• It has two international terminals A and B.
• At the moment the expansion of terminal B is under construction.
• In Terminal B, their VIP lounge has a pool with a view of the planes.
• Logistics Center under construction, Air, Maritime, Terrestrial and Free Zone Park: Puntacana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ)
  • They seek to become a charging hub.
• is located at 12 meters above sea level.
• During the 2019 passed by 7,106,258 by its terminals with 47,226 operations.
• It has two runways, each of 3.100 meters long.
• On average it has 58 daily arrival international flights.
• It has at least 25 seasonal destinations, apart from the regular annual.
• There are 50 international airlines operating.
• No airline has a hub at this airport.
• Does not have regular domestic flights, but yes private operation and air taxi.
• Among its most exotic flights we can highlight Munich, Brussels, Helsinki, warsaw, Lisboa, Birmingham, Prague, Moscow, Zurich and many others.
• It has 27 boarding gates and 60 remote positions.
• Generate more than 8000 direct and indirect jobs thanks to airport activity.

Gallery

I share some additional shots I took at the airport where we can see its control tower, check-in area and some of the dynamic traffic that this airport has:

Have you ever been to this airport? Tell me what you think in the comments.

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