Gregorio Luperón International Airport

Gregorio Luperón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón
IATA: POP ICAO: MDPP
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom)
Location	Sosua, Puerto Plata in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	19°45′28″N 070°34′12″W / 19.75778°N 70.57000°W / 19.75778; -70.57000Coordinates: 19°45′28″N 070°34′12″W / 19.75778°N 70.57000°W / 19.75778; -70.57000
Website	aerodom.com
Map
MDPP Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 3,081 10,108 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 744,754 Aircraft Operations 4,811
Sources: Departamento Aeroportuario and DAFIF

Gregorio Luperón International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón) (IATA: POP, ICAO: MDPP), also known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. It is the Dominican Republic's fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, after Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros airports. The airport is named after General Gregorio Luperón, a Dominican military and state leader.

Capable of handling planes of all sizes, Puerto Plata 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.

The main terminal building has 10 gates; 5 with boarding bridges on the satellite concourse, and 2 boarding bridges and 3 without in the frontal concourse. The terminal was recently remodeled with new floors, escalators, immigration hall, departure hall and duty-free areas along with restaurants. The terminal can support 4 Boeing 747-400s simultaneously after renovations to the airport made in 2013/14.