Herrera International Airport
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Herrera International Airport (IATA: HEX, ICAO: MDHE) was located in Santo Domingo
. The airport was the hub of most of the Dominican airlines before they closed and opened the La Isabela International Airport
, also in Santo Domingo. The airport had connections to Puerto Rico
, Cuba
, others Caribbean islands. All domestic routes that operated from Herrera are now fly out of La Isabela
.
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
. The airport was the hub of most of the Dominican airlines before they closed and opened the La Isabela International Airport
La Isabela International Airport
La Isabela International Airport airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport. The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port au Prince, Haiti....
, also in Santo Domingo. The airport had connections to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, others Caribbean islands. All domestic routes that operated from Herrera are now fly out of La Isabela
La Isabela International Airport
La Isabela International Airport airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport. The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port au Prince, Haiti....
.
History
The airport began commercial operations in 1973. The airport formally closed on February 22, 2006, and the airport was handed over to the military so they could block the runway.External links
- Live flight tracker of Herrera Intl at Flight Aware
- http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0208388&WxsIERv=NGE%20NGE-42-300&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Nzrevpna%20Rntyr&QtODMg=Fnagb%20Qbzvatb%20-%20Ureeren%20%28URK%20%2F%20ZQUR%29&ERDLTkt=Qbzvavpna%20Erchoyvp&ktODMp=Qrprzore%2016%2C%202001&BP=0&WNEb25u=Whna%20Pneybf%20Cbepryyn&xsIERvdWdsY=A275OP&MgTUQtODMgKE=Svefg%20pbzzrepvny%20syvtug%20orgjrra%20Fnagb%20Qbzvatb-Fna%20Whna%20Chregb%20Evpb.%20Abgr%20gur%20fcvaareyrff%20Ab.%201%20ratvar&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=2288&NEb25uZWxs=2001-12-24%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=275&static=yes&width=1024&height=780&sok=JURER%20%20%28cynpr%20%3D%20%27Fnagb%20Qbzvatb%20-%20Ureeren%20%28URK%20%2F%20ZQUR%29%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=67&prev_id=0259464&next_id=0208387 American Eagle at HEX from San Juan]