La Romana International Airport
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| La Romana International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana |
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| IATA: LRM – ICAO: MDLR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of La Romana | ||
| Operator | Central Romana Corporation | ||
| Serves | La Romana City | ||
| Location | La Romana City in La Romana Province, Dominican Republic | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18°24′7″N 68°56′5″W / 18.40194°N 68.93472°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 9,678 | 2,949 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2007 Jan-Jun) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 12,742 | ||
| Passengers | 281,897 | ||
| Based Aircraft | 9 | ||
| Source:Departamento Aeropuertuario | |||
La Romana International Airport (IATA: LRM, ICAO: MDLR) is located on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, adjacent to the tourist town of La Romana and the resort of Casa de Campo. The airport, which opened in December 2000, is about 68 miles (110km) from the capital, Santo Domingo. The single terminal is built in the style of an old sugar mill.
This Airport receives flights from USA, Canada and Europe. Other flights come from other caribbean islands like Puerto Rico and Cuba.
The Airport consists of a main terminal with 4 modern gates. It has facilities for passengers and for the maintenance of aircraft. This airport receives most of the private flights in the country, principally businessmen that come to La Romana for a vacation in Casa de Campo.
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[edit] La Romana to become a Hub
The new Dominican airline, Sol Airlines, has plans to begin operations in La Romana and make it its hub, with flights to the Caribbean, North, Central & South America and Europe. The airline plans to commence operations in 2007 with the following aircraft: Boeing 767-200 and British Airspace BAe-146, with a total of seven aircraft. This is the first time that a Dominican airline has chosen a British aircraft (BAE 146). In the near future, this airline has plans to increase the number of destinations from La Romana and is also planning on adding another hub in Santiago-Cibao.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Transat | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Pullmantur | Madrid [seasonal] [1] |
| American Airlines | Miami |
| American Eagle | San Juan |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Bologna,Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| CanJet | Quebec City |
| Eurofly | Milan-Malpensa |
| Iberworld | Barcelona, Madrid [Seasonal] |
| Livingston Energy Flight | Antigua, Milan-Malpensa, St Lucia, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Miami Air | Miami [seasonal] |
| Servicios Aereos Profesionales | Varadero, Santo Domingo |
| Skyservice | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson, Ottawa |
| Sunwing Airlines | Charlottetown, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Saint John, Toronto-Pearson, |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Doncaster-Sheffield, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester |
| WestJet | Toronto-Pearson [seasonal] |
| XL Airways France | Lyon [Seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
[edit] Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IBC Airways | Miami |
[edit] Accidents
- February 7, 2008, A Caribair flight crashed close to La Romana, when the engines shut down. There were no fatalities, but the pilot had some injures. The aircraft was a Britten Norman Islander BN-2A, registred as HI-653, that departed from Cibao International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via La Romana International Airport at 6 pm. There is a commission to investigate this accident.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- La Romana International Airport
- Accident history for LRM at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for MDLR at Great Circle Mapper. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for MDLR at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for MDLR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
