Herrera International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public (Closed) | ||||||||||
| Location | Santo Domingo | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1973 | ||||||||||
| Closed | February 23, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 203 ft / 62 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°28′15″N 69°58′09″W / 18.47083°N 69.96917°W | ||||||||||
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Herrera International Airport ( IATA: HEX, ICAO: MDHE) was an airport located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Herrera used to be the hub of most Dominican airlines before being closed in 2006 and replaced by La Isabela International Airport, also in Santo Domingo. The airport had domestic flights and connections to Puerto Rico, Cuba, and other Caribbean islands.
History
The airport began commercial operations in 1973. The airport was formally closed on February 23, 2006, when it was handed over to the military, who blocked the runway with vehicles. [1] [2]
There are plans to convert the site of the former airport into a park. [3]
Flights were moved either to La Isabela or to Las Américas International Airport.
External links
- Live flight tracker of Herrera Intl at Flight Aware Archived 2019-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- American Eagle at HEX from San Juan
References
- ^ "Cierran el aeropuerto de Herrera". Hoy Digital (in European Spanish). 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Ejecutivo ordena cierre aeropuerto de Herrera". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ Diario, Listin (2018-11-22). "Una propuesta para aprovechar el espacio del antiguo aeropuerto de Herrera". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.