SDQ · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Las Américas International Airport.
--:--:-- · AST (UTC-04:00) · 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W
Las Américas International Airport
Airport in the Dominican Republic
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for SDQ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4638; ident MDSD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aerodom.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Las Américas International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
SDQ / MDSD
OurAirports ident
MDSD
GPS / local code
MDSD
ISO region
DO-01
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aerodom.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1062676
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AST · UTC-04:00
Time zone
AST
America/Santo_Domingo · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central Santo Domingo.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Santo Domingo
Languages
Spanish
Currency
DOP ($)
Country area
48,671 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1959 · Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI
Owner / entity
Q1062676
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Las Américas International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo's built-up core sits roughly 24 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Santo_Domingo (UTC-04:00, AST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Las Américas International Airport (SDQ / MDSD) is at 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W, elevation 59 ft (18 m), serving Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Santo Domingo is in Dominican Republic (capital Santo Domingo); on America/Santo_Domingo (AST, UTC-04:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: DOP ($).
Distance from central Santo Domingo: 24 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SDQ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Las Américas International Airport (SDQ / MDSD)
Las Américas International Airport · Airport in the Dominican Republic
Known label 1
Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas
Alternate airport-name cue retained for SDQ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
José Francisco Peña Gómez Intl
Alternate airport-name cue retained for SDQ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MDSD · MDSD · DO-01
aerodom.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Las Américas International Airport is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Boca Chica
boca-chica · 7.6 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 46,300 · city coordinates 18.4500, -69.6000
2. Santo Domingo Este
santo-domingo-este · 20 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 700,000 · city coordinates 18.4851, -69.8476
3. Villa Francisca
villa-francisca · 24 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 50,185 · city coordinates 18.4828, -69.8891
4. Santo Domingo
santo-domingo · 24 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 2,201,941 · city coordinates 18.4719, -69.8923
5. Ciudad Nueva
ciudad-nueva · 24 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 18,756 · city coordinates 18.4671, -69.8934
6. Villa Consuelo
villa-consuelo · 25 km from SDQ
Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · population 28,621 · city coordinates 18.4833, -69.9000
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. LRM MDLR
Casa De Campo International Airport · La Romana
80 km from SDQ · America/Santo_Domingo · +0h · elevation 213 ft (65 m) · airport coordinates 18.4522, -68.9111
2. CCS SVMI
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · Maiquetía
917 km from SDQ · America/Caracas · +0h · elevation 234 ft (71 m) · airport coordinates 10.6022, -66.9912
3. VRA MUVR
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Matanzas
1326 km from SDQ · America/Havana · +0h · elevation 210 ft (64 m) · airport coordinates 23.0344, -81.4353
Route-time reference set
1. SDQ-LRM
La Romana · 80 km · 56m
America/Santo_Domingo · +0h from SDQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SDQ-CCS
Maiquetía · 917 km · 2h 0m
America/Caracas · +0h from SDQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. SDQ-VRA
Matanzas · 1326 km · 2h 31m
America/Havana · +0h from SDQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SDQ.
Runway identifiers
17/35 · 18/36
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. LRM MDLR
Casa De Campo International Airport · La Romana · 80 km from SDQ
large airport · America/Santo_Domingo · dominican-republic · 213 ft (65 m) · 18.4522, -68.9111
Country and authority
SDQ sits in Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic), whose capital is Santo Domingo. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Americas, Caribbean.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: DOP ($). SDQ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
SDQ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas, José Francisco Peña Gómez Intl. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in the Dominican Republic. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Las Américas International Airport is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1062676 · Las Américas International Airport. Administrative area: La Caleta. Entity official-site cross-check: lasamericasairport.com
Field and clock profile
Las Américas International Airport is a near sea-level field at 59 ft (18 m), positioned at 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/Santo_Domingo (AST, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Boca Chica is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.6 km. LRM La Romana is the closest retained airport alternative at 80 km.
Country airport peers
SDQ is compared with LRM La Romana at 80 km inside the retained Dominican Republic airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
SDQ-LRM La Romana: 80 km, about 56m, +0h. SDQ-CCS Maiquetía: 917 km, about 2h 0m, +0h. SDQ-VRA Matanzas: 1326 km, about 2h 31m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MDSD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aerodom.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
17/35, 18/36
OurAirports classifies SDQ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Santo Domingo.
SDQ (MDSD) is a near sea-level field at 59 ft (18 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SDQ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SDQ's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SDQ.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aerodom.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for SDQ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
SDQ uses America/Santo_Domingo (AST, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Las Américas International Airport is about 24 km from central Santo Domingo; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
LRM La Romana is the closest retained alternate at 80 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aerodom.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place SDQ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
SDQ ranks #2 in the curated Dominican Republic airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
SDQ shares America/Santo_Domingo with LRM La Romana DO. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
SDQ is 59 ft (18 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GMP 59 ft (18 m) (0 ft delta) · NAN 59 ft (18 m) (0 ft delta) · XMN 59 ft (18 m) (0 ft delta) · LGB 60 ft (18 m) (1 ft delta) · DXB 62 ft (19 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
SDQ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LRM 80 km +0h · CCS 917 km +0h · VRA 1326 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Romana | LRM | 80 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Maiquetía | CCS | 917 km | 2h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Matanzas | VRA | 1326 km | 2h 31m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SDQ to LRM
La Romana
Distance 80 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone America/Santo_Domingo is +0h from SDQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SDQ to CCS
Maiquetía
Distance 917 km; estimated travel window 2h 0m; destination zone America/Caracas is +0h from SDQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SDQ to VRA
Matanzas
Distance 1326 km; estimated travel window 2h 31m; destination zone America/Havana is +0h from SDQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Santo Domingo is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Las Américas International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SDQ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Boca Chica
boca-chica · 7.6 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santo Domingo Este
santo-domingo-este · 20 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Villa Francisca
villa-francisca · 24 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santo Domingo
santo-domingo · 24 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ciudad Nueva
ciudad-nueva · 24 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Villa Consuelo
villa-consuelo · 25 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cristo Rey
cristo-rey · 29 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bella Vista
bella-vista · 29 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Quisqueya
quisqueya · 31 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santo Domingo Oeste
santo-domingo-oeste · 36 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bayaguana
bayaguana · 36 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Pedro de Macorís
san-pedro-de-macoris · 38 km · America/Santo_Domingo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Las Américas International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: La Romana (LRM), Maiquetía (CCS), Matanzas (VRA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 17/35, 18/36.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1959.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SDQ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Casa De Campo International AirportLRM
La Romana · large airport
- Distance
- 80 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 213 ft (65 m)
Compare against LRM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportCCS
Maiquetía · large airport
- Distance
- 917 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 234 ft (71 m)
Compare against CCS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Juan Gualberto Gomez International AirportVRA
Matanzas · large airport
- Distance
- 1326 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 210 ft (64 m)
Compare against VRA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) in?▾
Las Américas International Airport is in the America/Santo_Domingo timezone (UTC-04:00, AST).
What are the codes for Las Américas International Airport?▾
Las Américas International Airport uses IATA code SDQ and ICAO code MDSD.
Where is Las Américas International Airport located?▾
Las Américas International Airport is located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at coordinates 18.4297° N, 69.6689° W, with an elevation of 59 ft (18 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Las Américas International Airport from central Santo Domingo?▾
Las Américas International Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for Santo Domingo.
Which route reference is most useful from SDQ?▾
La Romana (LRM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone America/Santo_Domingo, and a +0h difference from SDQ.
What other airports in Dominican Republic are close peers to SDQ?▾
SDQ's curated peers in Dominican Republic on this site include LRM La Romana.
How many runways does Las Américas International Airport have?▾
Las Américas International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 17/35, 18/36.