Research › Caribbean Air Connectivity Index 2027 › Dominican Republic
Ranked #1 of 28
Dominican Republic
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- Weekly departures
- 862
- Direct destinations
- 68
- Airlines
- 37
- Estimated weekly seats
- 148,144
Dominican Republic (Punta Cana and Santo Domingo)
| Weekly departures | Weekly seats | Destinations | Airlines | Largest carrier share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 862 | 148,144 | 68 | 37 | 17.8% |
The Dominican Republic (Punta Cana and Santo Domingo) ranks 1st overall (96.0) and 4th regionally (72.2). It is a gateway with 134,306 extra-regional seats, and it has the highest seat total, destination count (68), airline count (37) and number of hub links (21) in the index. Punta Cana accounts for 533 departures and 94,060 seats (63.5%); Las Américas, Santo Domingo, for 329 departures and 54,084 seats (36.5%).
The United States takes 38.2% of seats, Latin America 35.9%, Europe 10.5%, the Caribbean 9.3% and Canada 6.0%. Leading routes are Tocumen (PTY), with 93 departures and 15,092 seats on Copa Airlines (CM); Miami (MIA), with 60 departures on American Airlines (AA), Arajet (DM) and LATAM (LA); New York (JFK) with 57; Bogota (BOG) with 56; and Puerto Rico (San Juan) with 49.
Concentration is the lowest in the index: Arajet, the largest carrier, holds 17.8% of seats (HHI 880), and 30.9% of destinations have two or more airlines. Puerto Rico (San Juan) takes 47.1% of Caribbean departures. As a gateway, it received 753 extra-regional arrivals with 133,737 seats, 18.9% of them long-haul. Same-day options reach 14 islands, the most of any gateway, for 68.3% of arriving seats; the median wait is 2.8 h at Punta Cana and 2.3 h at Santo Domingo.
Of its Caribbean seats, 860 are legs to Curaçao and Jamaica of flights to or from Amsterdam (AMS) and Frankfurt (FRA). Santiago, Puerto Plata and La Romana are not indexed.
Score and rank
The connectivity score is an index on 0–100 built from departures, destinations, airlines, hub links and seats; the regional score uses the Caribbean subset only. Both are defined in the methodology. Not a percentage — an island does not have "96% connectivity".
| Measure | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 96.0 | #1 of 28 |
| Regional (Caribbean only) | 72.2 | #4 of 28 |
Destinations and airlines
Dominican Republic has 19 direct Caribbean destinations and 49 beyond the region, with 104 of its 862 weekly departures staying inside the Caribbean. It has direct service to 21 of the index's connecting hubs.
| Airline | Weekly departures | Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| Arajet | 165 | 26 |
| JetBlue | 131 | 5 |
| Copa | 93 | 1 |
| American | 85 | 5 |
| United | 49 | 5 |
| Delta Air Lines | 43 | 2 |
| Avianca | 42 | 2 |
| LATAM | 34 | 4 |
| Sky High Aviation | 22 | 11 |
| Air Canada | 19 | 3 |
| Air Transat | 18 | 4 |
| Aeromexico | 14 | 1 |
| interCaribbean | 14 | 2 |
| Southwest | 14 | 2 |
| Copa Colombia | 13 | 2 |
| Air Europa | 13 | 1 |
| Iberia | 12 | 1 |
| Condor | 9 | 2 |
| Frontier | 8 | 1 |
| Sky Airline | 8 | 2 |
| JetSMART | 6 | 2 |
| WestJet | 6 | 1 |
| Sunrise | 5 | 2 |
| Air Caraibes | 5 | 1 |
| Multiple Solutions Limited | 4 | 1 |
| Rutaca | 4 | 2 |
| Aerolineas Argentinas | 4 | 2 |
| British | 4 | 1 |
| Flight Alaska | 3 | 2 |
| Edelweiss Air | 3 | 1 |
| Evelop | 2 | 1 |
| Gol | 2 | 1 |
| Breeze | 2 | 1 |
| TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 2 | 1 |
| Euro | 2 | 1 |
| Orbest S.A. | 1 | 1 |
| LASER | 1 | 1 |
Market mix
Estimated weekly seats by the region a flight goes to. Seats are estimated from aircraft type, not booked or flown.
| Market | Estimated weekly seats | Share |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 65,477 | 44.2% |
| Latin America | 53,257 | 35.9% |
| Europe | 15,572 | 10.5% |
| Caribbean | 13,838 | 9.3% |
Resilience
How exposed this island's connectivity is to one airline or one route stopping. All three figures are derived from the route table below, so they can be checked against it.
| Carrier concentration (HHI on seats) | 880 of 10,000 — higher is more concentrated |
|---|---|
| Largest carrier by seats | Arajet at 17.8% of seats |
| Destinations served by 2+ airlines | 20 of 69 (29.0%) |
| Most-served Caribbean destination | SJU, carrying 47.1% of Caribbean departures |
Gateway reach
Long-haul arrivals at the cluster gateway that connect onward to Dominican Republic within the same day, with the best total journey time. Only islands in a gateway cluster have this.
| From | Via | Arrivals in week | Connecting | Best total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | CUR | 2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| MDE | SJU | 12 | 4 | 5.2 |
| FLL | SJU | 34 | 23 | 5.3 |
| MCO | SJU | 129 | 49 | 5.4 |
| FLL | SJU | 34 | 21 | 5.4 |
| MCO | SJU | 129 | 46 | 5.5 |
| BOG | CUR | 14 | 2 | 5.5 |
| MIA | SJU | 55 | 27 | 5.6 |
| FLL | KIN | 14 | 2 | 5.6 |
| TPA | SJU | 28 | 11 | 5.6 |
| MDE | SJU | 12 | 2 | 5.6 |
| TPA | SJU | 28 | 9 | 5.7 |
| MIA | SJU | 55 | 25 | 5.7 |
| LAL | SJU | 4 | 2 | 5.8 |
| PTY | SJU | 14 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ATL | SJU | 33 | 13 | 6.2 |
| BOS | SJU | 20 | 11 | 6.5 |
| EWR | SJU | 29 | 20 | 6.6 |
| BDL | SJU | 14 | 7 | 6.6 |
| PHL | SJU | 36 | 20 | 6.7 |
| JFK | SJU | 41 | 18 | 6.7 |
| PHL | SJU | 36 | 10 | 6.7 |
| ATL | SJU | 33 | 10 | 6.8 |
| LAL | SJU | 4 | 2 | 6.8 |
| HVN | SJU | 4 | 2 | 6.8 |
| HVN | SJU | 4 | 2 | 6.9 |
| MIA | ANU | 14 | 1 | 7.0 |
| PTY | CUR | 17 | 1 | 7.0 |
| ORF | SJU | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| JFK | SJU | 41 | 16 | 7.1 |
| EWR | SJU | 29 | 21 | 7.2 |
| BDL | SJU | 14 | 6 | 7.3 |
| CAY | FDF | 10 | 1 | 7.4 |
| MIA | KIN | 14 | 1 | 7.4 |
| DFW | SJU | 12 | 3 | 7.6 |
| BOS | SJU | 20 | 9 | 7.6 |
| JFK | KIN | 18 | 1 | 7.6 |
| IAH | SJU | 14 | 3 | 7.7 |
| MSP | SJU | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| IAD | SJU | 8 | 6 | 7.7 |
| MIA | KIN | 14 | 1 | 7.7 |
| MIA | PTP | 3 | 2 | 7.8 |
| BOG | SJU | 10 | 1 | 7.8 |
| ORD | SJU | 15 | 13 | 7.8 |
| JAX | SJU | 7 | 1 | 7.9 |
| BOG | SJU | 10 | 2 | 7.9 |
| MDE | CUR | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| BUF | SJU | 4 | 3 | 8.2 |
| ORD | SJU | 15 | 6 | 8.2 |
| BWI | SJU | 14 | 4 | 8.2 |
| RIC | SJU | 3 | 1 | 8.4 |
| IAD | SJU | 8 | 7 | 8.4 |
| PTY | SJU | 14 | 1 | 8.7 |
| YUL | PTP | 5 | 2 | 8.8 |
| BWI | SJU | 14 | 5 | 8.8 |
| YYZ | SJU | 1 | 1 | 8.8 |
| BUF | SJU | 4 | 4 | 8.8 |
| HPN | SJU | 5 | 3 | 8.9 |
| JFK | KIN | 18 | 1 | 9.0 |
| DTW | SJU | 1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| MSP | SJU | 2 | 2 | 9.3 |
| HPN | SJU | 5 | 1 | 9.5 |
| YYZ | SJU | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
| YQB | FDF | 2 | 1 | 10.1 |
| DEN | SJU | 7 | 1 | 10.3 |
| MAD | SJU | 11 | 1 | 11.9 |
| MAD | SJU | 11 | 2 | 12.1 |
| ORY | FDF | 15 | 2 | 12.1 |
| ORY | PTP | 13 | 5 | 12.5 |
| CDG | PTP | 11 | 2 | 13.8 |
| LGW | KIN | 4 | 1 | 14.9 |
| AMS | CUR | 19 | 2 | 15.3 |
| CDG | FDF | 9 | 1 | 15.6 |
| CLT | SJU | 14 | 9 | — |
| CLT | SJU | 14 | 8 | — |
| USA | SJU | 2 | 2 | — |
| USA | SJU | 2 | 1 | — |
Load factors
Actual passengers against actual seats, from Eurostat (2024) and BTS T-100 (2025). Monthly and historical: these do not describe the reference week. Route-months the source reports inconsistently are excluded, so every figure here is publishable.
| Source | Direction | Market | Months | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUROSTAT | Inbound | Caribbean | 12 | 53.9% |
| EUROSTAT | Inbound | Europe | 12 | 85.2% |
| T100I | Inbound | Caribbean | 12 | 65.0% |
| T100I | Inbound | North America | 12 | 82.8% |
| T100I | Outbound | Caribbean | 12 | 63.7% |
| T100I | Outbound | North America | 12 | 82.9% |
Low season against peak
Peak week pending. This edition measures the week of 19 October 2026 only, and that week is an early shoulder week rather than the bottom of the season — some winter services start in October and others in November and December. The peak week is collected separately, and no low-versus-peak comparison is shown until it exists.
Routes
Every scheduled departure in the reference week, grouped by destination and airline. Seats are estimated; see the methodology for how, and for what "estimated" excludes.
Within the Caribbean
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUJ | SJU | JetBlue | 19 | 3,078 |
| SDQ | SJU | JetBlue | 13 | 1,944 |
| SDQ | EIS | interCaribbean | 7 | 336 |
| SDQ | PLS | interCaribbean | 7 | 336 |
| PUJ | SJU | Frontier | 7 | 1,155 |
| SDQ | GEO | Sky High Aviation | 5 | 610 |
| PUJ | SJU | Arajet | 5 | 800 |
| PUJ | CAP | Sunrise | 4 | 180 |
| SDQ | SJU | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| SDQ | FDF | Sky High Aviation | 3 | 330 |
| SDQ | HAV | Sky High Aviation | 3 | 390 |
| PUJ | KIN | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| SDQ | KIN | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| SDQ | PTP | Sky High Aviation | 3 | 330 |
| SDQ | SXM | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| SDQ | AUA | Arajet | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | CUR | TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 2 | 580 |
| SDQ | ANU | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| SDQ | ANU | Sunrise | 1 | 44 |
| SDQ | AXA | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| SDQ | BON | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| PUJ | HAV | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| SDQ | HOG | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| PUJ | MBJ | Condor | 1 | 280 |
| SDQ | SCU | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| SDQ | SJU | Frontier | 1 | 165 |
| SDQ | SKB | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
| SDQ | STT | Sky High Aviation | 1 | 110 |
Beyond the region
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUJ | PTY | Copa | 60 | 9,632 |
| SDQ | PTY | Copa | 33 | 5,460 |
| SDQ | MIA | American | 26 | 4,598 |
| PUJ | LIM | LATAM | 25 | 4,051 |
| PUJ | BOG | Avianca | 21 | 3,465 |
| SDQ | EWR | United | 21 | 3,396 |
| SDQ | JFK | JetBlue | 21 | 3,934 |
| PUJ | EZE | Arajet | 20 | 3,200 |
| PUJ | MIA | American | 19 | 3,219 |
| SDQ | FLL | JetBlue | 18 | 2,835 |
| PUJ | ATL | Delta Air Lines | 15 | 2,838 |
| SDQ | BOG | Avianca | 14 | 2,310 |
| PUJ | CLT | American | 14 | 2,660 |
| PUJ | EWR | United | 14 | 2,240 |
| PUJ | FLL | JetBlue | 14 | 2,241 |
| PUJ | JFK | JetBlue | 14 | 2,469 |
| SDQ | JFK | Delta Air Lines | 14 | 2,310 |
| SDQ | BOS | JetBlue | 12 | 2,210 |
| SDQ | MAD | Iberia | 12 | 2,900 |
| PUJ | YYZ | Air Canada | 10 | 1,790 |
| SDQ | EWR | Arajet | 9 | 1,440 |
| PUJ | GRU | Arajet | 9 | 1,440 |
| SDQ | MDE | Arajet | 9 | 1,440 |
| SDQ | BOG | Arajet | 8 | 1,280 |
| PUJ | IAD | United | 8 | 1,280 |
| PUJ | YUL | Air Canada | 8 | 1,400 |
| PUJ | YUL | Air Transat | 8 | 1,700 |
| PUJ | YYZ | Air Transat | 8 | 1,585 |
| SDQ | ATL | Delta Air Lines | 7 | 1,246 |
| PUJ | BOG | Copa Colombia | 7 | 1,204 |
| PUJ | BOS | JetBlue | 7 | 1,134 |
| PUJ | BWI | Southwest | 7 | 1,204 |
| PUJ | JFK | Delta Air Lines | 7 | 1,155 |
| PUJ | LIM | Sky Airline | 7 | 1,155 |
| SDQ | MAD | Air Europa | 7 | 2,030 |
| PUJ | MCO | Southwest | 7 | 1,204 |
| SDQ | MCO | JetBlue | 7 | 1,134 |
| PUJ | MDE | Avianca | 7 | 1,155 |
| PUJ | MEX | Aeromexico | 7 | 1,120 |
| SDQ | MEX | Aeromexico | 7 | 1,120 |
| PUJ | MIA | Arajet | 7 | 1,120 |
| PUJ | ORD | American | 7 | 1,330 |
| PUJ | PHL | American | 7 | 1,204 |
| SDQ | PHL | American | 7 | 1,204 |
| PUJ | BOG | Arajet | 6 | 960 |
| PUJ | FRA | Condor | 6 | 1,680 |
| PUJ | MAD | Air Europa | 6 | 1,740 |
| PUJ | MCO | JetBlue | 6 | 972 |
| SDQ | MIA | Arajet | 6 | 960 |
| PUJ | NLU | Arajet | 6 | 960 |
| PUJ | YYZ | WestJet | 6 | 972 |
| PUJ | COR | Arajet | 5 | 800 |
| PUJ | CUN | Arajet | 5 | 800 |
| PUJ | DFW | American | 5 | 950 |
| PUJ | GRU | LATAM | 5 | 825 |
| PUJ | LIM | Arajet | 5 | 800 |
| SDQ | BOS | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| PUJ | EWR | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| SDQ | GUA | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| PUJ | LGW | British | 4 | 1,320 |
| PUJ | MDE | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| PUJ | MDE | Copa Colombia | 4 | 688 |
| SDQ | NLU | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| PUJ | ORY | Air Caraibes | 4 | 1,200 |
| PUJ | SCL | Arajet | 4 | 640 |
| PUJ | CLO | JetSMART | 3 | 495 |
| SDQ | LIM | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | MAD | Multiple Solutions Limited | 3 | 960 |
| PUJ | MDE | JetSMART | 3 | 495 |
| PUJ | MDZ | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | ROS | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | SFB | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | YUL | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | YYZ | Arajet | 3 | 480 |
| PUJ | ZRH | Edelweiss Air | 3 | 942 |
| PUJ | CCS | Rutaca | 2 | 320 |
| SDQ | CCS | Euro | 2 | 284 |
| SDQ | CTG | Arajet | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | CUN | Aerolineas Argentinas | 2 | 560 |
| PUJ | DEN | United | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | EZE | Aerolineas Argentinas | 2 | 560 |
| PUJ | FRA | Flight Alaska | 2 | 560 |
| SDQ | FRA | Condor | 2 | 560 |
| PUJ | GRU | Gol | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | GYE | Arajet | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | IAH | United | 2 | 338 |
| PUJ | MAD | Evelop | 2 | 560 |
| SDQ | MDE | Copa Colombia | 2 | 344 |
| PUJ | MIA | LATAM | 2 | 580 |
| PUJ | ORD | Arajet | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | ORD | United | 2 | 320 |
| PUJ | SCL | LATAM | 2 | 580 |
| PUJ | TPA | Breeze | 2 | 270 |
| PUJ | VLN | Rutaca | 2 | 320 |
| SDQ | CCS | LASER | 1 | 149 |
| SDQ | EZE | Arajet | 1 | 160 |
| SDQ | IQQ | Sky Airline | 1 | 165 |
| SDQ | JFK | Arajet | 1 | 160 |
| PUJ | LIS | Orbest S.A. | 1 | 280 |
| SDQ | MAD | Multiple Solutions Limited | 1 | 280 |
| PUJ | MUC | Flight Alaska | 1 | 280 |
| SDQ | ORY | Air Caraibes | 1 | 280 |
| PUJ | YHZ | Air Canada | 1 | 160 |
| PUJ | YOW | Air Transat | 1 | 190 |
| PUJ | YQB | Air Transat | 1 | 165 |
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