What time zone is POP in?

POP is in the America/Santo_Domingo time zone, UTC−4.

How many passengers use POP?

645,064 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.

Gregorio Luperon International Airport opened in 1971.

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Medium-sized airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

IATA code: POP
ICAO code: MDPP
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 645,064; 2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 12; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−4; America/Santo_Domingo
Elevation: 5 m; 16 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,081 m

Local time now: —

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About POP

Gregorio Luperon International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. It opened in 1971. 645,064 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 12 nonstop routes from POP.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from POP

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
POP → MIA	Miami, United States	1,201 km	127,525
POP → JFK	New York, United States	2,335 km	113,108
POP → EWR	New York, United States	2,346 km	37,180
POP → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,061 km	30,941
POP → CLT	Charlotte, United States	1,993 km	30,711
POP → BOS	Boston, United States	2,507 km	10,916
POP → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	502 km	710
POP → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,453 km	692
POP → BDL	Hartford, United States	2,467 km	174
POP → GSP	Greer, United States	2,032 km	136
POP → RSW	Fort Myers, United States	1,368 km	125
POP → ORD	Chicago, United States	2,956 km	118

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at POP on flights to and from the US

AA American Airlines · 1,294 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 863 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 262 flights
UA United Air Lines · 251 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
STI	Cibao International Airport	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	40 km
AZS	Samaná El Catey International Airport	Samaná, Dominican Republic	103 km
JBQ	La Isabela International Airport	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	145 km

Distance from POP to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
POP → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,942 km	—
POP → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,340 km	—
POP → CDG	Paris, France	7,154 km	—
POP → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,581 km	—
POP → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,329 km	—
POP → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,302 km	—
POP → JFK	New York, United States	2,335 km	113,108
POP → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,061 km	30,941
POP → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,958 km	—
POP → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	17,597 km	—
POP → HND	Tokyo, Japan	13,102 km	—
POP → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,026 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08/26	3,081 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic · 19.7579, -70.5700

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Gregorio Luperon International Airport has the IATA code POP and the ICAO code MDPP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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