La Romana International Airport
| La Romana International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana |
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IATA: LRM – ICAO: MDLR
 LRM
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of La Romana | ||
| Operator | Central Romana Corporation | ||
| Serves | La Romana | ||
| Location | City of La Romana in La Romana Province, Dominican Republic | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18°27′3″N 68°54′43″W / 18.45083°N 68.91194°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 9,678 | 2,949 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 244,081 | ||
| Source: Departamento Aeroportuario | |||
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.
The current La Romana airport replaced an earlier La Romana airport (same name, same IATA), which was located south of the Zona Franca, on the south western side of Casa de Campo, which was approximately at 18°24′41″N 68°56′30″W / 18.41139°N 68.94167°W. The earlier airport serviced (aside from private planes) one daily American Airlines flight from Miami, served by a Boeing 727, and a couple of American Eagle flights.
The Airport receives flights from the United States, 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.
In 2008, 374,724 passengers passed through the airport.[1]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Munich |
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Italy | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson |
| American Airlines | Seasonal: Miami |
| American Eagle | Miami, San Juan |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| BVI Airways | Tortola |
| CanJet | Bagotville, Montréal-Trudeau, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson |
| Iberworld | Barcelona Seasonal: Madrid |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| JetBlue Airways | New York-JFK |
| Miami Air | Seasonal: Miami |
| Servicios Aéreos Profesionales | Santo Domingo, Varadero |
| Sunwing Airlines | Charlottetown, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Saint John, Toronto-Pearson |
| Thomas Cook Canada operated by Jazz Air | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Thomson Airways | London-Gatwick, Winter Seasonal: Birmingham, Manchester |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| XL Airways France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Lyon |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| 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] See also
[edit] External links
- La Romana International Airport
- Airport information for MDLR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for MDLR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for MDLR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LRM at Aviation Safety Network
