las américas airport's runway direction is north–south (designated 17–35). this runway is the largest in the country, and one of the largest in the caribbean. with a length of 3,355 m, it is able to support a boeing 747. the runway of sdq was last renovated in june 2008. the old taxi-way was also renovated and converted into a full runway while the old runway was being renovated, then it was converted back into a taxiway after the normal runway was finished. the runway accommodated the antonov an-225 to supply goods after the 2010 haiti earthquake.