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Santiago Municipal Airport
Airport Directory » Dominican Republic » Santiago » Santiago Municipal AirportCibao International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao) (IATA: STI, ICAO: MDST) is the third international airport in the land, turn up in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Dominican Republic's 2nd biggest town. It has a modern depot with some of the most progressed airport facilities in the land. It primarily assists Dominicans domiciling in the United States, Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Puerto Rico and Panama.
Cibao Airport is a hub for Caribair, which assists several Caribbean destinations from here. Another air hose ground in Santiago is PAWA Dominicana, which is set about service to San Juan, PR, by February and some other international destinations. Air Dominicana, the new flag bearer for the Dominican Republic, have their secondary hub in Santiago's Airport.
Although, there are no International Airlines ground in Santiago, JetBlue Airways is the primary international operator, with only 1 destination, New York City. JetBlue is program to add new paths to Santiago's Cibao Intl.
Air Turks and Caicos , flag bearer of the Turks and Caicos Islands, denominates Santiago as their leading international focal point town, with more than 16 voyages a hebdomad to Providenciales and a seasonal service to Grand Turk. They are also program to add more destinations such as South Caicos, Haiti and some voyages into the Dominican Republic.
Aeromar Lineas Aereas Dominicanas had their secondary hub in Cibao Airport, where they functioned voyages to New York City and San Juan, arise from Santiago. Aeromar is no longer in service since 2004.
History
Plans for the building of the airport were 1st advised in 1969. The Cibao International Airport Corporation was made on March 29, 1978 with the cooperation of José Armando Bermúdez (president), Victor Espaillat, Manuel Arsenio Ureña, Dr. José Augusto Imbert, Mario Cáceres and Ing. Carlos S. Fondeur, who get the district necessary to construct the new airport.
The building of the airport set about on February 15, 2000 and was complete in 2002. The airport was kick off on March 18, 2002 with 2 direct voyages to San Juan functioned by American Eagle.
In May 2002 Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas do the 1st direct voyage from Santiago to JFK Airport in New York City. Later that calendar month American Airlines and North American Airlines started direct voyages to New York, Miami, and San Juan. A few calendar month after Continental Airlines started direct voyages from Newark. This was come after by direct service by JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines, both from New York. Aeromar got Santiago as it secondary hub, after Las Américas International Airport.
By the finish of 2005 the airport's operator set about 1 of the largest enlargements for this airport. They spread out the custom-made hallway and reconstructed the due west and east side of the depot. The depot saw the addition of a 2nd floor. This enlargement was nail down in 2006. In summertime 2009 the landing track shall be spread out by 400m to the due west. They are program the addition of the 400 mts since 2006.
In April 2008, Cibao International got the 1st airport in the land to clear fees for private aeroplanes, make it possible to increase touristry in the district.
In June, 2008, Continental Airlines denoted the discontinuance of their services to Santiago until September 3. Delta Air Lines denoted the new service to Atlanta, get down in December 20, and the discontinuance of the path to New York from September twelve but they will restart it in December 13. On December 20, 2008, Delta Air Lines established its service to Atlanta, with 6 weekly voyages functioned in a Boeing 737-800 (excepting Wednesday).
On December 21, Pace Airlines commenced seasonal functioning in Cibao Airport, to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico, functioned by Boeing 737-200.
On January 9, 2009, Spirit Airlines denoted functioning to Santiago City from Fort Lauderdale, FL, commencing on June 18, 2009. They shall be functioning this path 4 clips a hebdomad with Airbus A319 aircraft.
Statistics
2005
In this yr, the airport functioned up to 8 voyages a solar day to the independent destinations for individuals in Santiago, New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, which was a track record for voyages from the Dominican Republic to New York. In this path, American Airlines dealt more than 450,000 riders, make it the major increasing of American in Santiago. The airport had up to 600,000 riders this yr.
2006
In 2006, the airport had more than 15,700 voyages from its destinations and with it more than 987,900 riders. The airport's operator stated that every yr this airport stand out the prospects of arrivals and going away of aircraft and rider motility before every get down of yr functioning. In 2007, the actions position stand out the 1 million rider use of this airport and more than 17,000 reaches and going.
2007
2007 was a yr with a large increased rider and aircraft motilities, with 2 more new routes and new oftenness for the existent paths, doing this yr the most productive for Cibao International Airport. The airport has currently assisted to more than 1 million users this yr, with an increasing of 460,000 more riders than 2006.
2008
In 2008 the airport endured a decrease in regular functioning because of the crisis in center 2008, but it has been grow up once again since December of this yr. The Airport had 994,883 riders from New York, Miami, San Juan, Atlanta, Boston and Panamá.
2009
Nowadays the airport is grow up in no time. This yr 3 air hose denoted aims to function in the airport, 1 of them, Spirit Airlines, whose is going to start out functioning from Fort Lauderdale on June 18. The Airport is program to complete the landing track enlargement by this yr and they spects the rider motilities stand out once again the 1 million users.
| Year (Jan-Dec) | Passengers | Traffic Movements | Arrivals per Day (Max) | Departures per Day (Max) | Based Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 2005 | 609,814 | 8,712 | 15 to 16 | 14 to 16 | Six |
| In 2006 | 896,768 | 17,746 | 22 to 24 | 23 to 27 | 11 |
| In 2007 | 1,102,084 | 27,301 | 21 to 27 | 22 to 27 | 17 |
| In 2008 | 994,883 | 20,745 | 21 to 23 | 19 to 22 | 17 |
The minimal action registered in a solar day in 2006 in this airport was approximately 14 aircraft and the maximal was approximately 28 in a solar day.
The minimal action registered in a solar day in 2007 in this airport was approximately 11 aircraft and the maximal was approximately 31 in a solar day.
Cibao Airport base
The Cibao Airport base dwells of the independent international depot, domestic depot and a freight depot. The international depot is the most used and pick up most of the voyages functioning in here and it has modern installments to do easier the check-in, boarding and luggage mount functions.
Airport enlargement
Cibao Airport Corporation has spread out the international depot, which currently include a new check-in area , an extension of the commercial area with a new cafeteria, a new baggage demand and the reconstruction of a new Duty Free Zone, and the Customs Area is currently ready to be used.
The airport's proprietors are program to spread out the landing track and the building of the new taxi strip next to the landing track by the next yr.
Runway and taxi strip
Runway 11/29
The landing track length is 2,620 m, which is able to back up all types of rider airliners. The airport's operators are talking about the enlargement of the landing track to let bigger aircraft such as a Boeing 747 for long drag voyages from Europe.
Runway 11/29 is 1 of the most modern landing track in the commonwealth; it is supplied of an ILS (Instrument Landing System) for the 2 ways of the landing track. Cibao International Airport and Las Américas International Airport are the only 2 airports in the land fit out with this system.
Taxiways
Cibao International Airport's taxi strip are composed by 2 outlets E-1 and E-2; E-1 is turn up on the west side of Runway 11/29, next to the way 11 of that landing track. E-2 is turn up in the east side of the landing track, next to way 29 of the landing track.
Runway visible radiation
| RWY Designador | Tipe LEN INTST | THR LGT (Colour) WBAR | PAPI | LGT LEN | RWY Center Line LGT | RWY Edge LGT (Colour) | RWY End LGT (Colour) | SWY LGT (Colour) | ILS (Colour) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway 11 | MALSR | Green | PAPI 3grades | None | Yellow-Blue | White-Blue | Red | None | White |
| Runway 29 | Green | PAPI 6grades | None | Yellow-Blue | White-Blue | Red | Yellow-White | White |
Flights
In its 1st yr of functioning (2002) the airport had 5 to 6 daily voyages, currently, 2009, it has from 25 to 36 daily voyages, to the U.S., the Caribbean and Central America. Presently it does not offer anybody direct voyages to Europe or Canada yet, nevertheless it is anticipated that it will sometime in the near hereafter, after the landing track expantion.
In 2005 the airport had an Antonov AN-124 of Volga-Dnepr from Spain for armed forces action alongside the boundary line with Haiti. It rested in Santiago for 2 solar days before returning to Spain.
In 2006, Air Europa, Dominican investors and the Government, get together a aggregative of $10 million dollars like capital to characteristic a national flag bearer which the land now deficiencies. In April 2007 Air Dominicana was born and the new bearer assists Santiago City as a Charter bearer to Santo Domingo, Punta Cana and some lands in South America. The president of this new characteristic corporation is Juan Jose Hidalgo, current president of Globalia and Air Europa.
Increased rider position
Since its startup, Cibao International has been projected to get 1 of most busiest airports in terms of rider traffic in the commonwealth. Presently it has get the 3rd busiest airport in the Dominican Republic, only being stand out by the airports of Santo Domingo and Punta Cana.
The airport assisted more than 1 million riders in 2007. While the rider motions is increasing, the traffic functioning is increasing as good, adding more oftenness and more new destinations.. In this yr the Airport anticipates to excel one and a one-half million.
In 2007 JetBlue Airways increased its functioning by four voyages per solar day and a charter three or five solar days in the season. Relative to 2006, JetBlue increased its moves in Cibao International by two more voyages.Search date December 22. This yr they shall be functioning 6 voyages a solar day in the Santiago-New York path by summertime season.
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