Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) Information

Where is Punta Cana Airport?  

Punta Cana, in eastern Dominican Republic, is best known for its beaches and balnearios (seaside resort towns), facing both the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans. The name Punta Cana is a reference to the region's cane palms, literally meaning "Tip of the White Cane Palms".

Punta Cana International Airport (IATA: PUJ, ICAO: MDPC), or simply Punta Cana Airport, is located in Punta Cana, in La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic. The airport is privately owned.

In 2013, Punta Cana Airport served 5,163,426 passengers, making it the country's busiest airport in the country.

Airlines that fly to Punta Cana Airport include Aeroflot, Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Air Europa, Air France, Air Transat, AirTran Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, CanJet, Condor, Delta Air Lines, Edelweiss Air, Frontier Airlines, Jetairfly, JetBlue Airways, LAN Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, Transaero Airlines, TUIfly, United Airlines, US Airways and WestJet.

Cities with flights to Punta Cana Airport include Amsterdam, Antigua, Aruba, Boston, Bogota, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Curaçao, Frankfurt,  Glasgow, Kiev, Lima, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Miami, Montreal, Moscow, New York, Ottawa, Panama City, Paris, Québec City, San Juan, São Paulo, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Varadero, Vienna, Washington DC and Winnipeg.

Your best bet for a Punta Cana Airport transfer is a shuttle. Details on all options are included in this guide.

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Punta Cana Airport services include:

• 2 VIP lounges
• A VIP terminal
• Outdoor viewing areas
• Children's play area
• Food court
• Duty Free shop
• Stamps and mail delivery drop-off

Live 'merengue' and traditional Dominican music greet you upon entering the airport's thatched-roof terminals.

In 2009, Punta Cana Airport was winner of the Conde Naste World Savers Award for advancements in ecological sustainability.

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