<Tr> <Th> Aircraft Operations (2013) </Th> <Td> 54,060 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Source: Banco Central República Dominicana Runway 08 / 26 All traffic . Runway 09 / 27 Light traffic only . </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 fronds . Grupo PuntaCana built the airport, which was designed by architect Oscar Imbert, and inaugurated it in December 1983 . It became the first privately owned international airport in the world . </P> <P> A number of scheduled and charter airlines fly to Punta Cana; more than 6.3 million passengers (arrivals and departures combined) pass through the terminals, moved by almost 60,000 commercial aircraft operations . The operators of the airport, Corporación Aeroportuaria del Este, S.A. (a private corporation run by Puntacana Resort and Club), expanded the facility in November 2011 with a new runway and air traffic control tower designed to support the robust growth of travel to the region . In 2014, the airport accounted for 60% of all air arrivals in the Dominican Republic . </P>

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