Official data ·
Dominican Republic: 7,143,739 non-resident air passengers in January-September 2026, up 8.6 %
According to the Central Bank's tourism flow report, 7,143,739 non-resident passengers arrived at Dominican airports between January and September 2026, 568,666 more than a year earlier (+8.6 %). In September, 533,793 visitors arrived by air.
Non-resident arrivals at the international airports of the Dominican Republic totaled 7,143,739 in January-September 2026, up 8.6 % year on year, or 568,666 more passengers, according to the tourism flow report published by the Central Bank (BCRD) on October 16, 2026. 2026 figures are subject to revision.
Foreign non-residents numbered 6,025,845 (84.4 %), up 9.7 %, and non-resident Dominicans 1,117,894 (15.6 %), up 3.1 %. In September 2026 alone, 533,793 visitors arrived by air, compared with 490,273 in September 2025.
Source markets
North America accounted for 61.5 % of foreign non-residents (3,706,455), South America 19.7 %, Europe 12.3 % and Central America and the Caribbean 6.0 %. The United States sent 2,617,520 visitors (43.4 %) and Canada 936,017 (15.5 %), followed by Argentina (383,021; +13.1 %), Colombia (344,062) and Puerto Rico (182,882). Arrivals from Europe rose by 69,775 (+10.4 %), with increases from Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
Airports
Punta Cana International Airport received 4,265,401 foreign non-residents (70.8 %), up 7.7 %. It was followed by Las Américas (1,010,466), Santiago (316,053), Puerto Plata (286,737), La Romana (71,669) and El Catey in Samaná (63,672). 86.1 % of foreign visitors traveled for leisure and 78.2 % stayed in hotels.
Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).
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