The Country

Geography:
The Dominican Republic in the West Indies occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. It is located between 72° to 68° western geographic longitude and 17° to 20° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 48,730 square kilometres (18,815 square miles). Duarte Peak, at 10,417 ft (3,175 m), is the highest point in the West Indies. The latitude and longitude of the capital, Santo Domingo, are about 69°56' W and 18°30' N.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in the Dominican Republic History

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'HI-' is used from1929; eg:HI-1-AA to HI-999-ZZ

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Dominicana)

Naval Aviation Corps (Cuerpo de Aviación Naval)

Army Aviation (Ejército Nacional)

Central Government Agencies:
To be added

Public Service Aviation:
To be added

Commercial Aviation:
Aeromar Airlines

Air Santo Domingo
Caribe S.A.

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Barahona: Habanero AP (IATA code: BRX)
Cabo Rojo (IATA code: CBJ)
Constanza (IATA code: COZ)
El Portillo (IATA code: EPS)
Santo Don Herrera (IATA code: HEX)
La Romana (IATA code: LRM)
Puerto Plata: La Union IAP (IATA code: POP)
Punta Cana (IATA code: PUJ)
Santo Domingo: Aeroporto de las Americasa IAP (IATA code: SDQ)
San Juan de la Mar (IATA code: SJM)
Sabana de la Mar (IATA code: SNX)
Santiago de los Caballeros: Cibao AP (IATA code: STI)
Santo Domingo: San Isidro AP (IATA code: ZXD)

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museums:
None at present.

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)