The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) reported that between 2020 and 2025 the Dominican Republic registered 1,074,925 air operations, with more than 88 million passengers transported, reflecting the sustained growth of air connectivity that has strengthened the Dominican real estate market in tourist corridors and infrastructure related to tourism and transport.
Context of growth in air connectivity and infrastructure
Since the progressive reopening post-COVID-19, Dominican civil aviation has seen an expansion in regular, charter, private and cargo flights to and from the country, with direct implications for the demand for airport infrastructure projects and in areas of tourism and real estate investment.
This dynamism occurs in parallel with initiatives to modernize navigation equipment and expand airport services, which seek to serve greater flows of aircraft and passengers, enhancing spaces for real estate investment in mixed uses, hotels, logistics and aviation services.
In this context, El Inmobiliario offers insights into new projects in areas that attract a high volume of tourists and where air travel expansion has impacted land prices, short-term housing demand, and sustainable land-use planning. (See analysis of airport infrastructure and the real estate market in El Inmobiliario).
The figure that moves the board
According to official data, 1,074,925 air operations were recorded between 2020 and 2025, a period that includes international routes and increased frequencies, moving 88,234,771 passengers between those years.
The Director General of IDAC, Igor Rodríguez Durán, has indicated that these figures reflect the sustained growth of tourism and the positioning of the Dominican Republic as a destination with high air connectivity.
From data to development
The cumulative increase in flights drives investments in airport infrastructure, terminal improvements and navigation technologies, which in turn conditions land use planning and adjacent real estate projects.
Increased air connectivity translates into greater demand for formal and informal accommodation, encourages tourist and commercial housing projects, and reinforces the need for complementary infrastructure such as land transport and public services in high-traffic areas.
Urban development experts point out that these factors influence the geography of real estate projects, particularly in regions near airports and high-traffic destinations.
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