La Isabela International Airport

Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]
IATA: JBQ ICAO: MDJB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aerodom
Serves	Santo Domingo
Location	La Isabela, El Higuero, La Victoria and Santo Domingo Norte in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
Hub for	Aerodomca Air Century
Time zone	Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	98 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	18°34′20″N 069°59′08″W / 18.57222°N 69.98556°W / 18.57222; -69.98556
Map
MDJB Location of airport in Dominican Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 5,443 1,659 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 3,703 Passengers 50,838 Based Aircraft 57
Source: [1]

La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) opened in 23 February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport.^[2] The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.^[3]

It primarily serves the Dominican Republic with domestic flights and international flights to other Caribbean islands.^[1] La Isabela Airport is a hub for Dominican airlines that operate small aircraft. The airport has the largest number of hangars in the country (+40) for Dominican-based carriers. It is, as of June 2020, also the only airport in Santo Domingo that serves domestic destinations, as Las Americas International Airport, the Santo Domingo's larger, main airport, lacks domestic air service.