# Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP / MDPP) **Gregorio Luperon International Airport** (IATA: POP, ICAO: MDPP) is a medium airport in Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. It opened in 1971. It has one runway, 3,081 m (10,108 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 645 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: POP / MDPP - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic - Opened: 1971 - Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft - Coordinates: 19.7579, -70.5700 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,081 m / 10,108 ft - Passengers: 645,064 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Santo_Domingo - Website: http://www.aerodom.com/app/do/aeropuertos_puertoplata.aspx - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio_Luper%C3%B3n_International_Airport (20 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766356 - Weather station: MDPP · WMO 78457 - Ident: MDPP ## Timeline - 1971: Gregorio Luperon International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 3,081 m / 10,108 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 907,380 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 769,938 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 756,637 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 757,493 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 768,568 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 774,589 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 858,209 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 945,441 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 901,000 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 357,000 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 386,973 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 645,064 | Wikidata | ## Routes 20 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,201 km / 746 mi · American Airlines - [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,520 km / 944 mi · Copa Airlines - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,064 km / 1,283 mi · Delta Air Lines - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,342 km / 1,455 mi · JetBlue Airways - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,352 km / 1,461 mi · United Airlines - [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,790 km / 1,734 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat - [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 2,874 km / 1,786 mi · WestJet, Air Transat - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,572 km / 4,705 mi · Condor Flugdienst - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 7,598 km / 4,721 mi · Edelweiss Air ### Seasonal (8) - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,718 km / 1,068 mi · Wingo - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 1,997 km / 1,241 mi · American Airlines - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 2,514 km / 1,562 mi · JetBlue Airways - [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 2,869 km / 1,783 mi · Air Transat - [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 2,874 km / 1,786 mi · Air Canada - [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 2,881 km / 1,790 mi · Air Transat - [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 3,007 km / 1,868 mi · Air Transat - [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 5,138 km / 3,193 mi · WestJet ### Charter (1) - [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 8,303 km / 5,159 mi · LOT Polish Airlines ### Seasonal charter (1) - [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 8,388 km / 5,212 mi · LOT Polish Airlines ### Cargo (3) - [STI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdst.md) Cibao International Airport · Dominican Republic · 40 km / 25 mi · DHL Aviation, Amerijet International - [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 175 km / 109 mi · DHL Aviation - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,201 km / 746 mi · IBC Airways, Amerijet International ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from POP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (13) - TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 5 - WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 3 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2 - B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2 - LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 2 · charter - AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal - RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1 - DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 - CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 - P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 1 · seasonal ### Cargo (3) - M6 [Amerijet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amerijet-international) · 2 - [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2 - II [IBC Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibc-airways) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 645K (2022) | #1,002 of 3,974 | #244 in North America | #4 in DO | | Longest runway | 3,081 m / 10,108 ft | =965 of 29,858 | =207 in North America | #3 in DO | | Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =18,875 in North America | #30 in DO | | Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | #3 in DO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =3 in DO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | PUERTO PLATA APP | 119.000 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | PUERTO PLATA TWR | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [STI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdst.md) Cibao International Airport · 40 km / 25 mi - [AZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdcy.md) Samaná El Catey International Airport · 103 km / 64 mi - [JBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdjb.md) La Isabela International Airport · 145 km / 90 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: “Gregorio Luperón International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregorio_Luperón_International_Airport&oldid=1371479307), revision of 26 Aug 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/mdpp/data