Airports / Dominican Republic / AZS
Samaná El Catey International Airport
MDCY / AZSSamana, Dominican RepublicELEV 30 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Samaná El Catey International Airport, listed as MDCY / AZS, is a mid-sized airport in Samana, Dominican Republic. Field elevation is 30 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AZS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are La Isabela International Airport (JBQ, 44 nm), San Isidro Air Base (MDSI, 46 nm), and Cibao International Airport (STI, 50 nm).
Trip costs from AZS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AZS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MDCY
IATA
AZS
FAA / Local
MDCY
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
19.2693° N · 69.7374° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Dominican Republic fields
state range 10–565 ft
At 30 ft, AZS sits lower than 70% of the 10 Dominican Republic fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 44nmJBQLa Isabela International AirportLa Isabela
- 46nmMDSISan Isidro Air BaseSan Isidro
- 50nmSTICibao International AirportSantiago
- 51nmSDQLas Américas International AirportSanto Domingo
- 56nmPOPGregorio Luperon International AirportPuerto Plata
- 68nmLRMCasa De Campo International AirportLa Romana
Location
Open the full mapMDCY · Samaná El Catey International Airport · Samana, Dominican Republic