AirportsSamaná El Catey International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Samana, in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AZS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AZS
- ICAO code
- MDCY
- City
- Samana
- State or region
- Samaná Province
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.2693° N, 69.7374° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AZS means Samaná El Catey International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MDCY. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.2693° N, 69.7374° W. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is San Francisco de Macorís, about 54 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Santo Domingo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Samaná El Catey International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 8 airports of Dominican Republic on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Isabela International AirportLa Isabela | JBQ | 82 km |
| Cibao International AirportSantiago | STI | 92 km |
| Las Américas International AirportSanto Domingo | SDQ | 94 km |
| Gregorio Luperon International AirportPuerto Plata | POP | 103 km |
| Casa De Campo International AirportLa Romana | LRM | 126 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,614 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,114 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,287 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,917 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,407 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,055 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,622 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,171 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,667 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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