Yolanda Manan, public relations spokeswoman for Aerodom, the airports management authority, has announced that the new airport for Samana at El Catey would be opening this November. She said that they are expecting to open with flights from Europe and the United States headed for Samana. She explained that Aerodom has invested US$45 million. The runway is 3,000 meters long and 45 meters wide. She explained that the two-storey terminal would have the capacity to handle 1,500 passengers per hour, in arrivals and departures. She said that while they have pledged to deliver the airport to the government by February 2007, they will be ready in mid 2006 and operations are due to begin in November 2006. Aerodom manages the Las Americas (Santo Domingo), Gregorio Luperon (Puerto Plata), Arroyo Barril (Samana), Maria Montez (Barahona) and Joaquin Balaguer (Isabela) airports.
For recent photos on the airport construction, see http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46873…