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Punta Cana International Airport (IATA: PUJ, ICAO: MDPC) is a privately owned commercial airport in Punta Cana, eastern
Dominican Republic. The airport is built in a traditional Dominican style with open-air terminals with their roofs covered
in palm trees. A number of scheduled and charter airlines fly to Punta Cana.
The airport has three terminals: Terminal 1 is used for international flights, whilst Terminal 3 is used for domestic flights and private jets.
In February 2009, the new Terminal 2 was opened. Punta Cana International Airport currently serves as a destination for 53 different airlines.
Punta Cana's airport is the leading point of entry in number of arriving passengers in the Dominican Republic. It is also the fastest
growing airport with almost a 20% increase in traffic yearly, which indicates that in less than 5 years the aircraft movements will double.
Punta Cana's Airport operators completed an ambitious airport expansion project in November 2011. The airport includes a new runway, a control tower
equipped with the most modern radio and air traffic control equipment in the Caribbean. Additionally, there is a new Terminal Approach Radar Control
(TRACON) facility and a new Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS). This new facility also provides a back-up to the National
Radar System located in Santo Domingo.
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