Angelina Field
Angelina Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cotuí, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 197 ft (60 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°07′52″N 70°13′10″W / 19.13111°N 70.21944°W | ||||||||||
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  MDSP Location of the airport in the Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
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| Source: AIP[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] | |||||||||||
Angelina Field (ICAO: MDAN) is an airport in Cotuí, at the small town of El Pescozón in the Sánchez Ramírez Province of the Dominican Republic. It operates exclusively during daylight hours under the authority of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC). The airport sits at an elevation of 60 meters (197 feet) and features a single asphalt runway measuring 900 meters. The airfield serves the local region and is situated near several major Dominican aviation hubs, including Cibao International Airport and Samaná El Catey International Airport.
Description
[edit]The airport is located in the Sánchez Ramírez Province at coordinates 19° 07’ 51.42” N and 070° 13’ 26.28” W, sitting at an elevation of 60 meters (196.8 feet). The facility features a single asphalt runway, oriented 12/30, which measures 900 meters in length and 15 meters in width. It operates under the authority of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) exclusively during daylight hours.[1]
Its ICAO airport code is (MDAN) and situated near several other regional aviation facilities, including El Rancho Airport, Cibao International Airport, Samaná El Catey International Airport, Constanza Airport, and La Isabela International Airport.[4]The Santiago VOR/DME (Ident: SGO) is located 27.3 nautical miles (50.6 km) northwest of the airport. The Higuero VOR/DME (Ident: HGR) is located 36.2 nautical miles (67.0 km) south-southeast of Angelina Airport.[5][6]
Accident
[edit]In 2025, there was a small accident that had two injured victims who departed from this airport and fell in La Mata.[7]
Public event
[edit]On 31 October 2010, the North West Palma Dominican Sports Aeroclub and the Zoherga Aeronautical Training School hosted an aviation outreach event at this airport for 2,000 attendees.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "AIP-Republica Dominicana: AD 1.3-11" (PDF). AIS-Republica Dominicana. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF, 129 KB) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ↑ "Airport information for Angelina Airport" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Angelina Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ "About Cotui Angelina Airport". Metar-Taf. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Santiago VOR-DME (SGO)". Ourairports. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Higuero VOR-DME (HGR)". ourairport. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Salcedo, Ramón Antonio (14 December 2025). "Esto es lo que se sabe de la avioneta se precipitó en Angelina, Cotuí". Hoy Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Veinte estudiantes sienten la emoción de la aviación en Cotuí". listindiario.com (in Spanish). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2026.