Airports / Dominican Republic / POP
Gregorio Luperon International Airport
MDPP / POPPuerto Plata, Dominican RepublicELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cibao International Airport (STI).
Overview
Gregorio Luperon International Airport, listed as MDPP / POP, is a mid-sized airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The field lies at an elevation of 15 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
POP has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cibao International Airport (STI, 21 nm), Samaná El Catey International Airport (AZS, 56 nm), and La Isabela International Airport (JBQ, 79 nm).
Quotes for flights out of POP vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as La Union. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from POP, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MDPP
IATA
POP
FAA / Local
MDPP
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
19.7579° N · 70.5700° 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 15 ft, POP sits lower than 80% 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.
- 21nmSTICibao International AirportSantiago
- 56nmAZSSamaná El Catey International AirportSamana
- 79nmJBQLa Isabela International AirportLa Isabela
- 88nmMDSISan Isidro Air BaseSan Isidro
- 92nmCAPCap Haitien International AirportCap Haitien
- 95nmSDQLas Américas International AirportSanto Domingo
Location
Open the full mapMDPP · Gregorio Luperon International Airport · Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic