IDAC brings flight simulators to the Book Fair and sets a record

The IDAC set up its flight simulators at the Santo Domingo International Book Fair 2026 and walked away with a record: 22,516 visitors went through them between September 24 and the close of the event. The figure was reported by Dominican Today, and it is no small number for an agency that usually operates in the technical side of civil aviation.

The reading is clear. The IDAC found a window to let the average Dominican get close to what flying means, and it did so in a space that has nothing to do with airports. That sparks curiosity, vocations and, above all, familiarity with aviation. For a country that lives off tourism, having 22,516 people step up to a simulator is also a way to plant aeronautical culture in the population.

The challenge now is for that interest not to stay at the fair. The IDAC has a base of people curious about flying, and the Dominican aeronautical sector needs technicians, controllers and pilots. Leveraging that pull to bring young people closer to aviation careers is the opportunity this record leaves behind.