- Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
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Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport 
IATA: VRA – ICAO: MUVR Summary Airport type Public Operator ECASA S.A. Location Varadero Elevation AMSL 64 m / 210 ft Coordinates 23°02′04″N 81°26′07″W / 23.03444°N 81.43528°WCoordinates: 23°02′04″N 81°26′07″W / 23.03444°N 81.43528°W Website Map Location in Cuba
MUVRRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 3,502 11,490 Asphalt Source: Aerodrome chart[1] Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR) is an international airport serving Varadero, Cuba and the province of Matanzas. The airport is located closer to the town of Matanzas than to Varadero. The closest airport to Varadero is Santa Marta Airport. Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport is the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.
The terminal building has a few shops, duty free shop, cafeterias and crowded lounges. The ground handling equipment is imported mainly from North America.
There are three jet bridges, but air stairs are used for the remaining aircraft parking spaces on the apron by the terminal.
The airport is named for journalist and black rights activist in Cuba Juan Gualberto Gómez (1854–1933).
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Aero Caribbean Havana, Cayo Largo del Sur, Cayo Coco, Punta Cana Aerogaviota Havana, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Cayo Santa Maria, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba Air Berlin Düsseldorf, Munich, Puerto Plata
Seasonal: Berlin-TegelAir Canada Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Calgary, Halifax, Ottawa, VancouverAir Italy Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino Air Italy Polska Warsaw Air Transat Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Quebec City, St. John's, VancouverArkefly Amsterdam Blue Panorama Airlines Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumincino CanJet Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Quebec City, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg Condor Frankfurt Cubana de Aviación Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto-Pearson Edelweiss Air Zurich Enerjet Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver Jetairfly Brussels Neos Milan-Malpensa Rossiya Seasonal: St.Petersburg-Pulkovo Servicios Aéreos Profesionales Punta Cana Sunwing Airlines Bagotville, Calgary, Deer Lake, Edmonton, Gander, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Quebec City, Sault Ste Marie, Sept-Îles, St. John's, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Val-d'Or, Vancouver, Windsor, Winnipeg Thomas Cook Airlines London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) Thomas Cook Canada operated by Jazz Air Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson [begins December 22] Thomson Airways London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) Transaero Airlines Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo, St.Petersburg WestJet Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Calgary, Montreal-TrudeauWhite Airways Lisbon Whitejets Campinas-Viracopos, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Incidents
There has been 5 significant incidents involving aircraft from or enroute to the airport since the 1950s. Only 1 flight involved resulted in fatalities. Three flights involved Cubans hijacking an aircraft to flee to the United States.
- March 6, 2005 - Air Transat Flight 961 Airbus A310 returned safely to airport following detachment of rudder after take off.
- December 29, 1992 - Aerocaribbean Antonov 26 was hijacked enroute to Varadero Airport from Havana. Aircraft lands in Miami.[2]
- July 3, 1961 - Cubana de Aviación Douglas DC-3 was hijacked enroute to Varadero Airport from Havana. Aircraft lands in Miami.[3]
- April 25, 1959 - Cubana de Aviación Vickers Viscount was hijacked after takeoff from Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport and forced to land at Key West International Airport.[4]
- November 1, 1958 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 495 Vickers Viscount 755D crashes in Nipe Bay when attempting an emergency landing at Preston Airport. Plane was enroute to Varadero from Miami with 20 onboard. Only 3 survived with 17 fatalities.[5]
References
External links
International airports of Cuba Abel Santamaría (Santa Clara) · Antonio Maceo (Santiago de Cuba) · Jardines del Rey (Cayo Coco) · Frank País (Holguin) · Ignacio Agramonte (Camaguey) · Jaime González (Cienfuegos) · José Martí (Havana) · Juan Gualberto Gómez (Varadero) · Vilo Acuña (Cayo Largo del Sur)
Categories:- Airports in Cuba
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