Decree 832-03 authorized the opening up to civilian traffic of the San
\nIsidro Air Base, located east of Ozama River, about 15 minutes from Las Americas
\nInternational Airport. The airport would accommodate small airplanes that need
\nto be relocated from Herrera International Airport. The land where Herrera is
\nlocated has been sold for commercial use, now that the Luper?n area is being
\nslated as the next Avenida Duarte. Already doing business successfully on
\nLuper?n Avenue are the Canal, Sema, Gran Via stores, and many more are expected
\nto open within the next two or three years.
\nSources of El Caribe newspaper say that the construction of facilities for
\ncommercial flights and hangars for small craft has been incorporated into the
\nplans for the remodeling of the San Isidro air.
\nThe opening of Higuero-La Isabela International Airport has been at a standstill
\ndespite the completion of most construction works. Pending is the certification
\nof the airport by international organizations. Drainage and the potential danger
\nof birds that fly over the nearby Duquesa garbage dump are mentioned as the two
\nleading problems delaying the certification. Both these problems were mentioned
\nwhen the site was chosen during the Fern?ndez government.
\nThe government entrusted a commission to oversee the conversion of the airport
\nto a hybrid operation. Members of the commission are Minister of Environment
\nFrank Moya Pons, Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas, chief of the Arforce
\nVirgilio Ubaldo Sierra, director of Civil Aviation Carlos Alvarez Guzman and the
\ndirector of the Airport Department, Carlos Garbriel Garcia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Decree 832-03 authorized the opening up to civilian traffic of the San Isidro Air Base, located east of Ozama River, about 15 minutes from Las Americas International Airport. The airport would accommodate small airplanes that need to be relocated from Herrera International Airport. The land where Herrera is located has been sold for commercial use, … <\/p>\n