Nonstop flight route between Dorado, Puerto Rico and El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dorado Airport (DDP), Dorado, Puerto Rico and El Catey International Airport (AZS), El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 232 miles (or 373 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Dorado Airport and El Catey International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DDP / |
Airport Name: | Dorado Airport |
Location: | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'51"N by 66°17'33"W |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DDP |
More Information: | DDP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZS / MDCY |
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Location: | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'11"N by 69°44'14"W |
Area Served: | Samana |
Operator/Owner: | Sanchez, Samana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZS |
More Information: | AZS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dorado Airport (DDP):
- Much later on, a large airline named Caribair, began flights there.
- Dorado Airport or Dorado Beach Airport was a small single runway airport in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
- The closest airport to Dorado Airport (DDP) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of DDP.
- Clara Livingston, at the time owner of the property, ordered the strip to be built, and her friend, Amelia Earhart, may have used the facility as well.
- Dorado Airport (DDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dorado Airport (DDP) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Dorado Airport (meaning Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about El Catey International Airport (AZS):
- El Catey International Airport handled 112,164 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from El Catey International Airport (AZS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to El Catey International Airport (meaning El Catey International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,116 miles (19,498 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of El Catey International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at El Catey International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport is located near the little village of El Catey, some 8 km west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana.
- In addition to being known as "El Catey International Airport", another name for AZS is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey (Pte. Juan Bosch)".
- The closest airport to El Catey International Airport (AZS) is Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of AZS.
- El Catey International Airport (AZS) currently has only 1 runway.