International by designation
BRX — María Montez International Airport, Barahona
The country's eighth international airport, about 3 km north of Barahona city in the southwest. It has a full international-size runway (3,000 m) but, as of 2024, no regular scheduled services — it handles charter, private, government and military flights. The JAC publishes no passenger total for BRX, and this guide does not invent one.
Domestic fields
Small fields, honestly labelled
Arroyo Barril (EPS · MDAB), Samaná. A domestic aerodrome on the shore of Samaná Bay, operated by AERODOM, with a 1,167 m runway. No scheduled service is reported — it is used for domestic charters, whale-season transfers and general aviation.
Constanza (COZ · MDCZ), La Vega. The Expedición 14 de Junio national airport, serving the Constanza highlands in the Cordillera Central. No scheduled service — general aviation, agricultural and emergency flights only.
El Portillo (MDPO), Las Terrenas — CLOSED. Las Terrenas' old airfield closed in February 2012 and no longer operates. It appears here only as a historical note, because old directories still list it: today Las Terrenas is served by El Catey (AZS), about 30 minutes by road, and by Arroyo Barril for charters.
🚧 Under construction
Cabo Rojo International Airport — Pedernales
A new international airport is under construction near Oviedo, in Pedernales province, as a Dominican state project (Fideicomiso Pro-Pedernales) to serve the Cabo Rojo tourism development and its new cruise port. Construction photography shows the runway paved by mid-2026. The airport is not open, has no scheduled service, and no opening date has been announced. The existing Cabo Rojo airfield (CBJ · MDCR) handles charter and general aviation only.
📜 Approved — Decreto 115-26
Playa Grande International Airport — Río San Juan · Cabrera
A new private, non-commercial international airport for executive aviation — private jets only, no commercial passenger flights — approved by Presidential Decree 115-26 of 19 February 2026 and authorized for construction by the IDAC (Resolution 028/2026). It will stand on the road between Río San Juan and Cabrera, in María Trinidad Sánchez province, beside the Playa Grande Golf & Ocean Club. The project is promoted by an investor group that includes former Major League player Alex Rodríguez, alongside Discovery Land Company and Aman, as part of a development package reported at about US$1,000 million for the Playa Grande area; the runway is reported at 1,524 m, sized for long-range private jets. Construction is to begin once the final regulatory steps are complete; preliminary operations have been reported as a target for late 2027 or early 2028 — a reported target, not an announced date. No airport code has been published.
Sources: Decree 115-26 (19 February 2026); IDAC Resolution 028/2026 authorizing construction (idac.gob.do); Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) announcement coverage, March 2026; Caribbean News Digital (runway length and reported operations target). Full source notes in this project's SOURCES.md.