María Montez International Airport
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María Montez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez) (IATA: BRX, ICAO: MDBH) is an international airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Caribbean port city of Barahona, in the Barahona Province of the Dominican Republic.[4] It is named after the late film star Maria Montez, who was born in the province of Barahona.
María Montez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) | ||||||||||
Serves | Barahona, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°15′10″N 71°07′20″W | ||||||||||
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The airport is on the coast, and approach from and departure toward the east each involve altitude changes over water.
The Barahona VOR/DME (Ident: BHO) and Barahona non-directional beacon (Ident: BHN) are located on the field.[5][6]
It has the capacity to receive Jumbo 747, DC-10 and other wide-bodied aircraft. It has a large parking lot for more than a hundred vehicles. Until November 1998 in this one labored about 100 employees. Later, from 1999 to 2017, the number of employees is lower, this is attributed to the reduction of the operations that this terminal has at the moment.