POP — Gregorio Luperón International Airport, Puerto Plata

Serves

Puerto Plata and the north coast

Operator

AERODOM (VINCI Airports)

Runway

1 — 3,081 m

Opened

1979

Statistics

Flights & passengers

847,702

Passengers 2024 (JAC)

≈0.8 M

Passengers 2025 — about 788,000–814,000; exact JAC figure not yet published (provisional)

5,869

Flights 2024 (JAC)

≈16

Average flights/day (derived from 2024)

Airlines

Airlines serving POP

Scheduled and regular charter services, published schedules as of November 2026. Service is strongly seasonal — winter is the peak.

Air Canada (seasonal)Air Canada RougeAir TransatAmerican AirlinesCondorCopa AirlinesDelta Air LinesEdelweiss Air (seasonal)Flair Airlines (seasonal, from Dec 2026)JetBlueUnited AirlinesWestJetWingo (seasonal)

Good to know

Notes

POP was the fastest-growing airport in the country in 2024: passengers up 20% and flights up 23% on 2023 (JAC). Busiest airline in 2024: American Airlines (202,077 passengers); busiest route: Miami (158,558).

Copa Airlines added Panama service in 2025, giving the north coast a hub connection to the rest of Latin America. Sunwing's 2024 Canadian services now operate under WestJet.

Puerto Plata also receives cruise passengers at two ports — Taíno Bay, walkable from the old town, and Amber Cove. See the Puerto Plata destination guide in the network.

Sources: Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC), Statistical Report of Commercial Air Transport 2024 and 2025 summary coverage; AERODOM/VINCI Airports; published airline schedules, November 2026. Full source notes in this project's SOURCES.md.