Gregorio Luperón International Airport
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Gregorio Luperón International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto
Internacional Gregorio Luperón) (IATA: POP, ICAO: MDPP), also
known as Puerto Plata Airport, is located in Puerto Plata,
Dominican Republic. It is the Dominican Republic's fourth busiest
airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, after Punta
Cana, Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros airports. The
airport is named after General Gregorio Luperón, a Dominican
military and state leader.
Capable of handling planes of all sizes, Puerto Plata Airport has
benefited from being in an area with many beaches, which are
popular among charter airline passengers. The popularity of the
city where it is located has also drawn a number of regularly
scheduled passenger airlines over the years.
The main terminal building has 10 gates; 5 with boarding bridges
on the satellite concourse, and 2 boarding bridges and 3 without
in the frontal concourse. The terminal was recently remodeled with
new floors, escalators, immigration hall, departure hall and
duty-free areas along with restaurants. The terminal can support 4
Boeing 747-400s simultaneously after renovations to the airport
made in 2013/14.
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