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Airport of entry statistics

Central Bank reports that 46.8% of all foreign arrivals entered via the Punta Cana International Airport on the East Coast, with 129.348 arrivals. Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport, with 70,840 arrivals, ranked second, accounting for 25.6% of all national arrivals. Las Americas, with 43,773 arrivals, received 15.9%, and La Romana, with 27,515 arrivals, received 10%. Cibao International Airport in Santiago, with 4,202 arrivals, catered mainly to Dominican travelers and received only 1% of foreign arrivals.