Discussions are going on as to where the radar of the Barahona International Airport will be relocated. The Barahona airport is not in service, with very little prospects for its operation in the near future. Promoters of the new La Romana International Airport under construction at Batey Cacata and spokespersons for the Punta Cana International Airports both seek the radar. Dominican aviation authorities feel it is best to locate it at the new La Romana International Airport where it can be used simultaneously by four nearby airports – La Romana, Punta Cana, Arroyo Barril and Batey Cacata. Spokespersons for Punta Cana feel the radar should be installed at the Punta Cana International Airport, the third in traffic in the DR. Las Americas International is the most used airport, with 1,249,026 travelers in 1997, some 756,965 passengers used the Puerto Plata Airport and another 448,583 passengers used the Punta Cana Airport. Only 63,675 passengers used the La Romana airport. It is expected that once the new airport is built, these numbers will increase significantly.
