las américas international airport (, or aila) is an international airport located in punta caucedo, near santo domingo and boca chica in the dominican republic. the airport is run by aeropuertos dominicanos siglo xxi (aerodom), a private corporation based in the dominican republic under a 25-year concession to build, operate, and transfer (bot) six of the country's airports. las américas usually receives a wide variety of long-, mid- and short-haul aircraft.