Nonstop flight route between Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Enschede, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Enschede Airport Twente (ENS), Enschede, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,654 miles (or 7,490 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 large distance between Las Américas International Airport and Enschede Airport Twente, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Las Américas International Airport and Enschede Airport Twente. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDQ / MDSD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Santo Domingo | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SDQ | 
| More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENS / EHTW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Enschede, Netherlands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'32"N by 6°53'21"E | 
| Area Served: | Enschede, Netherlands | 
| Operator/Owner: | Enschede Airport Twente | 
| Airport Type: | Restricted use | 
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ENS | 
| More Information: | ENS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- The airport is the second busiest in the country, after Punta Cana International Airport, and one of the largest in the Caribbean, handling 3.1 million passengers in 2012 through its air terminal.
- Recently, the expressway leading from Santo Domingo to the airport was expanded and modernised.
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Enschede Airport Twente (ENS):
- In addition to being known as "Enschede Airport Twente", another name for ENS is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-106)".
- Because of Enschede Airport Twente's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Enschede Airport Twente 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 furthest airport from Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Enschede Airport Twente is located 2 NM is located in Enschede, Twente, Netherlands.
- On 1 December 2010 the ownership of the airport grounds has been transferred to the Twente region and the city of Enschede.
- Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of ENS.
- In March of 2014 the government proposed that the airport could re-open for General Aviation users in 2015, and commercial traffic in 2016.
- For civil operations the airport was renamed to Enschede Airport Twente and ran by the privately held company Enschede Airport Twente BV.




