La Isabela International to open in November

Public Works Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado announced that La Isabela international Airport will be inaugurated in November. However, the airport has yet to be certified for operation as news reports indicate that birds attracted by the nearby Duquesa garbage dump and the La Isabela River ecosystem present certain problems for aircraft operations at the airport.

The facility was built to replace the Herrera International Airport, where the land has already been sold by the state in view of its debt to public works contractors.