# La Isabela International Airport (JBQ / MDJB) **La Isabela International Airport** (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) is a medium airport in La Isabela, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. It opened in 2006. It has one runway, 1,650 m (5,412 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 104 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdjb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: JBQ / MDJB - Type: Medium airport - Serves: La Isabela, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic - Opened: 2006 - Elevation: 30 m / 98 ft - Coordinates: 18.5725, -69.9856 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,650 m / 5,412 ft - Passengers: 103,901 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Santo_Domingo - Website: http://www.aerodom.com/app/en/aeropuertos_laisabela.aspx - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Isabela_International_Airport (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59733 - Weather station: MDJB - Ident: MDJB ## Timeline - 2006: La Isabela International Airport opens. - 15 Dec 2021: 2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash. 9 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01/19 | 1,650 m / 5,412 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 006° / 186° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 36,621 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 35,597 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 38,833 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 36,350 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 48,434 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 33,188 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 30,731 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 32,474 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 49,000 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 47,000 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 88,700 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 103,901 | Wikidata | ## Routes 7 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [PAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mtpp.md) Toussaint Louverture International Airport · Haiti · 243 km / 151 mi · Sunrise Airways - [SCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mucu.md) Antonio Maceo International Airport · Cuba · 633 km / 393 mi · Air Century - [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 675 km / 419 mi · Air Century - [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 718 km / 446 mi · Air Century - [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 728 km / 452 mi · Air Century - [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 1,082 km / 672 mi · Air Century - [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 1,381 km / 858 mi · Air Century ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JBQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (4) - Y2 [Air Century](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-century) · 6 - [Aeronaves Dominicanas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeronaves-dominicanas) - B9 [Caribair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribair) - 5S [Servicios Aéreos Profesionales](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/servicios-aereos-profesionales) ### Passenger (1) - S6 [Sunrise Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunrise-airways) · 1 Former hub of [Aerolíneas Mas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-mas), [VolAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volair). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 104K (2022) | #1,799 of 3,974 | #406 in North America | #6 in DO | | Longest runway | 1,650 m / 5,412 ft | =5,594 of 29,858 | =1,803 in North America | #10 in DO | | Elevation | 30 m / 98 ft | =36,957 of 43,403 | =16,764 in North America | #21 in DO | | Age | Opened 2006 | =12,210 of 15,079 | =9,709 in North America | =7 in DO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =3 in DO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | Ground | HIGUERO TWR | 121.700 | | Tower | | 118.900 | ## Nearby airports - [MDSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsi.md) San Isidro Air Base · 25 km / 15 mi - [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · 37 km / 23 mi - [AZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdcy.md) Samaná El Catey International Airport · 82 km / 51 mi - [STI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdst.md) Cibao International Airport · 113 km / 70 mi - [LRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdlr.md) Casa De Campo International Airport · 114 km / 71 mi - [BRX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdbh.md) Maria Montez International Airport · 125 km / 78 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “La Isabela International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Isabela_International_Airport&oldid=1364264274), revision of 15 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdjb/data