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Cibao International Airport

Santiago de los Caballeros' airport, at Licey about 15 km southeast of the city — the gateway of the Cibao and of the Dominican diaspora in the US northeast.

Serves
Santiago and the Cibao region
Operator
Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao S.A.
Runway
1 — 2,620 m
Opened
18 March 2002

Statistics

Flights & passengers

2,220,906
Passengers 2024 (JAC)
2,209,666
Passengers 2025 (airport-reported)
16,277
Flights 2024 (JAC)
≈45
Average flights/day (derived from 2024)

Airlines

Airlines serving STI

Scheduled services, published schedules as of November 2026. Cargo: Amerijet International.

Air EuropaAmerican AirlinesCopa AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier Airlines (seasonal)InterCaribbean AirwaysJetBlueUnited Airlines

Good to know

Notes

The Santiago–New York JFK route is the busiest international route in the Dominican Republic: 1,078,149 passengers in 2024 (JAC), and about the same in 2025. JetBlue alone carried 49% of this airport's passengers in 2024.

Traffic peaks in July and August, when the diaspora travels — the opposite rhythm to the tourist airports. A major expansion and new terminal are under construction; reported opening windows vary (2026–2027) and no date is confirmed.

Spirit Airlines and Silver Airways both served STI in 2024 (JAC records) but no longer appear in published schedules; Arajet's small 2024 presence is likewise not shown as scheduled in late 2026.

Sources: Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC), Statistical Report of Commercial Air Transport 2024; Cibao International Airport (2025 passenger figure); published airline schedules, November 2026. Full source notes in this project's SOURCES.md.