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Las Américas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas) (IATA: SDQ, ICAO: MDSD) and popularly
referred to as Santo Domingo International Airport is located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the
Dominican Republic.
Recently, the expressway leading from Santo Domingo to the airport (roughly 20 km east of the city center) was expanded and
modernised. The new expressway crosses a new suspension bridge which spans the Ozama River, connecting traffic into the city's
Elevated Freeway and Tunnel system onto the city's main street, Av. 27 de Febrero. A more scenic route following the coastal shore
provides beautiful views of the Caribbean Sea and of the city. This secondary road crosses the Ozama River by means of a floating
bridge, connecting traffic onto the Av. George Washington (el Malecón) which leads into the heart of the colonial city.
The airport is the second busiest in the country, after Punta Cana International Airport, and one of the largest in the
Caribbean, handling 2.7 million passengers in 2008 through its air terminal.
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