Baigua Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | La Altagracia | ||||||||||
| Location | Baigue, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 302 ft / 92 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°31′57″N 68°40′10″W / 18.53250°N 68.66944°W | ||||||||||
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  MDBG Location of the airport in the Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
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Baigua Airport was an agricultural airstrip near the hamlet of Baigue, in the La Altagracia Province of the Dominican Republic. Baigue is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Higüey.
Google Earth Historical Imagery (4/11/2014) shows a 735 metres (2,411 ft) gravel runway with a small service building alongside. Trees are beginning to grow in spots along its length. The (4/13/2018) image shows the service building has been demolished and the trees are well developed and encroaching the runway centerline.
The La Romana VOR/DME (Ident: LRN) is 14.6 nautical miles (27.0 km) west-southwest of the runway. [4]
See also
Dominican Republic portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Dominican Republic
- List of airports in Dominican Republic
References
- ^ "AIP-Republica Dominicana: AD 1.3-11" ( PDF, 129 KB). AIS-Republica Dominicana. 17 January 2008.
- ^ Airport information for Baigua Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Baigua Airstrip". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ La Romana VOR
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Baigua Airport
- SkyVector - Baigua Airport
- Accident history for Higuey/Baigua Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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