AirportsLas Américas International Airport is a large airport serving Santo Domingo, in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SDQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SDQ
- ICAO code
- MDSD
- City
- Santo Domingo
- State or region
- Distrito Nacional
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SDQ means Las Américas International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MDSD. 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 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W. It stands 18 metres (59 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
Las Américas International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Dominican Republic on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 2,991 m 9,813 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
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 | 37 km |
| Casa De Campo International AirportLa Romana | LRM | 80 km |
| Samaná El Catey International AirportSamana | AZS | 94 km |
| Punta Cana International AirportPunta Cana | PUJ | 138 km |
| Cibao International AirportSantiago | STI | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,686 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,173 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,339 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,983 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,501 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,107 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,709 km | 21 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,258 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,626 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
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