The National Statistics Office (ONE) reported that in 1997 a total of 5,199,581 travelers entered or departed using national ports and airports. ONE reported arrivals as 2,620,778 travelers, including 1,854,936 foreigners and 765,845 Dominicans. There were a total of 2,578,803 travelers departures (1,799,842 foreigners and 778,961 Dominicans). The airports with the most traffic were Las Americas (Santo Domingo) with 2,424,779 travelers, Puerto Plata with 1,504,117 travelers and Punta Cana with 903,838 travelers. La Romana International Airport serviced 120,051 persons and the Dajabón-Jimaní frontier entry point with Haiti serviced 103,783 entries and 89,624 departures.
