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Las Américas International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic)

IATA: SDQ ICAO: MDSD

Longest Active Runway

11,000 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

59 ft

18 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

18.4297°, -69.6689°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#594 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Dominican Republic)

#1 of 2 in DO

#1 of 10 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SDQ in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #594 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · #1 in Dominican Republic.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SDQ lies at 18 m (59 ft), #502 of 650 published airports by elevation and 21 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 6 ft above the Dominican Republic median (53 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), 74.7 NM, 10,171 ft. SDQ has the longest runway in this radius, 829 ft over PUJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

SDQ runways: 17/35 11,000 × 200 ft asphalt (asp); 18/36 9,813 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Dominican Republic; 829 ft ahead of PUJ (10,171 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17/35	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18/36	9,813 ft (2991 m / 2.991 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Punta Cana International Airport (Punta Cana)	`PUJ`	74.7 NM (138.3 km)	10,171 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →