San Isidro Air Base

{{Infobox airport | name = San Isidro Air Base | nativename = {{lang|es|Base Aérea de San Isidro}} | image = | image-width = | caption = | IATA = | ICAO = MDSI | type = Military | owner = | operator = [[Image:Roundel of the Dominican Republic.svg|20px]] [[Dominican Air Force]] | city-served = | location = | built = 1953 | used = | commander = | occupants = {{lang|es|Comando Aéreo}} | elevation-f = 112 | elevation-m = | coordinates = {{coord|18|30|10|N|69|45|45|W|display=title,inline}} | website = | pushpin_map = Dominican Republic | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = '''SLRX''' | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_image = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in the<br>Dominican Republic | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = yes | r1-number = 03/21 | r1-length-f = 7000 | r1-length-m = 2134 | r1-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = Source: GCM<ref>{{GCM|MDSI|San Isidro Air Base}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>{{cite web|title=San Isidro Air Base|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@18.503491,-69.762576,3009m/data=!3m1!1e3|website=Google Maps|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> }}

The '''San Isidro Air Base''' ({{langx|es|Base Aérea de San Isidro}}) {{airport codes||MDSI}} became operational on March 23, 1953, and is located 25 km east of [[Santo Domingo]]. It was named ''Base Aérea Trujillo'' until 1961, when the name was changed to San Isidro. Most of the units, aircraft, and helicopters of the [[Dominican Air Force]] are based there.

The San Isidro track also has been a venue for automobile racing events.

The Punta Caucedo [[VOR/DME]] (Ident: '''CDO''') is located {{convert|6.8|nmi|km|1}} west of the airport. The San Isidro [[VOR/DME]] (Ident: '''SIS''') is located on the field.<ref>[http://ourairports.com/navaids/CDO/Punta_Caucedo_VOR-DME_DO/ Punta Caucedo VOR]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SIS @ OurAirports |url=https://ourairports.com/navaids/SIS/San_Isidro_VOR_DO/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250713153421/https://ourairports.com/navaids/SIS/San_Isidro_VOR_DO/ |archive-date=2025-07-13 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=ourairports.com |language=en}}</ref>

==See also== *{{portal-inline|Dominican Republic}} *{{portal-inline|Aviation}} *[[Transport in the Dominican Republic]] *[[List of airports in the Dominican Republic]]

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==External links== *[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/18.4991/-69.7594 OpenStreetMap - San Isidro Air Base] *[http://ourairports.com/airports/MDSI/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - San Isidro Air Base] *[https://skyvector.com/airport/MDSI/San-Isidro-Airport SkyVector - San Isidro Air Base] *[http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/MDSI.html FallingRain] - San Isidro Air Base Airport * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240108103145/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=MDSI Accident history for San Isidro Air Base Airport] at [[Aviation Safety Network]]

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