Airport Data
La Romana International Airport (LRO) — Statistics 2025
Updated: 2026-06-01
Executive summary
La Romana International Airport (LRO / MDLR) is the gateway to Casa de Campo and Bayahibe. Much smaller than PUJ (~300K passengers vs 11M), it focuses on charter and private aviation, with seasonal direct flights from Canada and Europe.
Key statistics
~300K
Passengers/year
~10
Direct cities
5 km
to Casa de Campo
25 km
to Bayahibe
La Romana Airport — overview & alternatives
LRO was built privately by Central Romana / Casa de Campo to serve the resort and surrounding sugar industry. Most year-round traffic is charter & private; scheduled commercial routes are mostly Nov–Apr seasonal. If you stay in Bayahibe or Casa de Campo, LRO saves ~1 hour vs PUJ.
LRO — key facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | LRO / MDLR |
| Opened | 2000 (built by Casa de Campo) |
| Operator | Casa de Campo / Central Romana |
| Runway | 3,048 m |
| Annual passengers | ~250-350,000 (2024) |
| Main use | Charter, private jets, Casa de Campo guests |
| Airlines | Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing, Air Transat, Eurowings, Condor (charter), Edelweiss |
| Direct destinations | ~10 (Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Zurich seasonal) |
| Distance to Casa de Campo | ~5 km / ~8 min |
| Distance to Bayahibe | ~25 km / ~30 min |
| Distance to Bávaro | ~80 km / ~1h 30m |
Sources: Wikipedia, FlightConnections, Casa de Campo official.
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