- Ignacio Agramonte International Airport
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Ignacio Agramonte International Airport IATA: CMW – ICAO: MUCM Summary Airport type Public Operator ECASA Location Camagüey Elevation AMSL 126 m / 413 ft Coordinates 21°25′13″N 077°50′51″W / 21.42028°N 77.8475°WCoordinates: 21°25′13″N 077°50′51″W / 21.42028°N 77.8475°W Website Map Location in Cuba
MUCMRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,000 9,843 Asphalt Source: Aerodrome chart[1] Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (IATA: CMW, ICAO: MUCM) is an international airport in central Camagüey Province, Cuba. It serves the cities of Camagüey and Santa Lucia.
Contents
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Aerosur Miami Air Transat Seasonal: Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson American Airlines Miami American Eagle Miami CanJet Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal-TrudeauCubana de Aviación Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson Sky King Miami Sunwing Airlines Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg Note: All flights to the United States are operated as scheduled Special Authority Charters
History
World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force from 1942 until 1944. The 25th Bombardment Group 417th Bombardment Squadron flew B-18 Bolo bombers from the airfield, known as Camaguey Air Base, from 13 April 1942 though August 1943. The squadron flew antisubmarine missions over the northern Caribbean. The base was also used for air-sea rescue missions by the 1st Rescue Squadron.[2]
January 1, 1943 the USAAF set up postal operations for Camaguey using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 2714 APO MIA.[3] The US NAVY also set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations. They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York City with the address: 617 FPO NY.[4]
Camagüey Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces's (Camagüey) air base:
- 31st Regiment - third generation Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF jet fighter
- 3685th Regiment
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- ^ Aerodrome chart Issued 02 August 2007
- ^ USAF Historical Research Agency Document Search, Camaguey
- ^ "US Army Air Force Post Offices". http://www.armyairforces.com/Data/PostOffices.aspx.
- ^ "World War II Navy Post Office Numbers". http://bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_ww2_location-codes.html.
- ^ http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
External links
- camaguey.airportcuba.net Complete information about Camagüey airport (English)
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)
USAAF Sixth Air Force in World War IIPreviously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)Airfields Caribbean Coolidge (Antigua) · Dakota (Aruba) · Batista (Cuba) · Camaguey (Cuba) · Hato (Curacao) · Vernam (Jamaica) · Arecibo (Puerto Rico) · Borinquen (Puerto Rico) · Losey (Puerto Rico) · Benedict (Saint Croix) · Beane (Saint Lucia) · St. Thomas Airport (Saint Thomas) · Carlsen (Trinidad) · Piarco Airport (Trinidad) · Waller (Trinidad)Canal Zone Panama Aguadulce · Anton · Calzada Larga · Chame · David · La Chorrera · Madden · Patilla Point · Pocri · Rio HatoCentral and South
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Units Commands VI Bomber Command · VI Fighter Command · XXVI Fighter Command · XXXVI Fighter Command · VI Air Force Service · Antilles Air CommandGroups Fighter Bomber Reconnaissance Squadrons Categories:- Airports in Cuba
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