AirportsGregorio Luperon International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Plata, in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is POP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- POP
- ICAO code
- MDPP
- City
- Puerto Plata
- State or region
- Puerto Plata Province
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7579° N, 70.5700° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,081 m (10,108 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, POP means Gregorio Luperon International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MDPP. 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 19.7579° N, 70.5700° W. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
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
Gregorio Luperon International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,081 metres (10,108 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,081 m 10,108 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cibao International AirportSantiago | STI | 40 km |
| Samaná El Catey International AirportSamana | AZS | 103 km |
| La Isabela International AirportLa Isabela | JBQ | 145 km |
| Cap Haitien International AirportCap Haitien, Haiti | CAP | 171 km |
| Las Américas International AirportSanto Domingo | SDQ | 175 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,618 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,138 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,323 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,934 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,342 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,952 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,594 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,083 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,619 km | 19 h 20 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.