2011 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Punta Cana is lead airport

Punta Cana continues to be the leading airport for tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic. Indeed 61.73% of all tourists that visited the Dominican Republic arrived by the east coast airport. Some 1,055,874 tourists used the PUJ airport.

Las Americas (SDQ), the leading airport serving Santo Domingo, received 318,775 passengers, for 18.64% of total tourist arrivals. Next was Puerto Plata with 184,952 tourists for 10.81%. Then followed La Romana, with 3.64%, Cibao with 2.81% and La Isabela and El Catey in Samana.