Nonstop flight route between Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and San Juan, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), San Juan, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 234 miles (or 377 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Las Américas International Airport and Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDQ / MDSD |
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Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIG / TJIG |
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Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'24"N by 66°5'53"W |
Area Served: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIG |
More Information: | SIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Las Américas also has served as a hub for airlines such as Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas, Air Santo Domingo, Aero Continente Dominicana, and Queen Air.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- The average number of daily flights in and out of Las Americas ranges between 68 and 84 flights.
- Las Américas International Airport is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG):
- Because of Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) E of SIG.
- Isla Grande was renamed in honor of United States Air Force Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, an F-111 pilot who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon.
- The furthest airport from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (meaning Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,244 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport", another name for SIG is "Isla Grande AirportAeropuerto Isla Grande".
- On July 8, 2012 airport officials denied via written communication to a local newspaper of "any plans to eliminate or privatize the airport, since the airport is one of the most important airports for general aviation on Puerto Rico, taking into account that its operation approximates around 300 daily operations." On that same newspaper it was published that Seaborne Airlines would transition its operations to the neighboring Luis Muñoz Marin Intl Airport with complete pullout on January 16, 2013.
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006, after a detailed impact study and many rumors about the future of the airport, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that Isla Grande airport would remain open for the foreseeable future, mostly because of its key function as the primary reliever for the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.