Arroyo Barril Airport
airport located in the Samaná province of the Dominican Republic
Arroyo Barril International Airport (IATA: EPS, ICAO: MDAB) is a domestic airport located in the Samaná Province of the Dominican Republic. Regulated by the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), the facility is restricted to daytime operations and is managed by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) under a long-term concession agreement extending through 2060.
Originally inaugurated as an international airport by the government in 1994, Arroyo Barril was eventually reclassified as an exclusively domestic aerodrome. This reclassification occurred because its runway and apron were too small to accommodate large commercial aircraft, prompting Aerodom to construct the nearby Samaná El Catey International Airport in 2007.
Location
The airport is located in the Samaná Province, situated at the geographic coordinates of 19° 12’ N and 069° 26’ W. The facility operates at an elevation of 17.5 meters (57 feet) above sea level It has an asphalt runway oriented at 11/29 magnetic degrees, which measures 1,300 meters in length by 25 meters in width. Operating under the authority of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), the airport is restricted to daytime hours (HJ) and is authorized exclusively or domestic flights.
iIts ICAO airport code is MDAB, and other nearby airports include Samaná El Catey International Airport, Consuelo Batey Anita Airport, Los Llanos de Sabanatosa Airport, La Romana Batey Lechuga Airport, and Angelina field.
Operational
At first, the government officially announced in 1994 that Arroyo Barril Airport would be designated an international airport. Then, it was leased to Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) under a 30-year concession beginning in 2000. Because the airport's runway and apron were too small to accommodate large commercial planes, Aerodom invested US$80 million to build the Samaná El Catey International Airport in 2007, which led the government to reclassify Arroyo Barril to serve only domestic flights.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q673433. Authority coordinates are 19.199, -69.430. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2060, 1994, 2007 and 2000.
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