Peñuela / Esperanza Field

MDES · Valverde, Dominican Republic

About Peñuela / Esperanza Field

ICAO MDES
FIR Santo Domingo FIR
Region Valverde
Country Dominican Republic
Runways 11/29
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 19.58411, -70.95672   193503N 0705724W
Coordinates (Center) 19.58422, -70.95721   193503N 0705726W
Variation 11.5° W (2024)
Timezone Santo_Domingo (-4 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 19:42

Peñuela / Esperanza Field

Peñuela / Esperanza Field is a small airport in Valverde, Dominican Republic. The airport is located at latitude 19.58422 and longitude -70.95721. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is MDES. Nearby other airfields are Piloto Airport, Santiago Municipal Airport, Cibao International Airport, Gregorio Luperon International Airport and Walterio Airport.

Peñuela / Esperanza Field does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Cibao International Airport, which is 42 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Santo Domingo.

Peñuela / Esperanza Field is in the timezone of America/Santo_Domingo. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:09. This applies to Peñuela / Esperanza Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
11 103° 114° 19.5835 -70.9539 720 m
29 283° 294° 19.585 -70.9606

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Piloto Airport MDPM 26 km 273°
Santiago Municipal Airport DO-0008 30 km 115°
Cibao International Airport MDST 42 km 118°
Gregorio Luperon International Airport MDPP 45 km 064°
Walterio Airport MDWO 72 km 285°
Dajabon Airport MDDJ 75 km 268°
El Ranchito Airport MDER 76 km 125°
Monte Cristi Airport MDMC 78 km 293°
Constanza - Expedición 14 de Junio National Airport MDCZ 79 km 161°

Navigational aids

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