- Jaime González Airport
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Jaime González Airport
Aeropuerto "Jaime González"IATA: CFG – ICAO: MUCF Summary Airport type Public Operator ECASA Serves Cienfuegos, Cuba Elevation AMSL 31 m / 102 ft Coordinates 22°09′00″N 080°23′51″W / 22.15°N 80.3975°WCoordinates: 22°09′00″N 080°23′51″W / 22.15°N 80.3975°W Website Map Location in Cuba
MUCFRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,400 7,874 Asphalt Source: Aerodrome chart[1] Jaime González Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Jaime González"[2]) (IATA: CFG, ICAO: MUCF) is an international airport that serves Cienfuegos,[3] a city on the southern coast of Cuba, and capital of the province of Cienfuegos.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 31 m (102 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 × 45 m (7,874 × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled
Airlines Destinations CanJet Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson Cubana de Aviación Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto-Pearson Sunwing Airlines Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson Charter
Airlines Destinations American Eagle Miami Miami Air Miami Sky King (airline) Miami Cienfuegos Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:
- 15th Transport Regiment - Antonov An-2 and Antonov An-26 transport
- 16th Helicopter Regiment - Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-14 and Mil Mi-17(Mi-8, Mi-14, Mi-17)
- 3684 Helicopter Regiment - Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters, Mil Mi-24D attack/transport helicopter and Mil Mi-35 helicopter gunship/transport[4]
History of Cienfuegos Air Base
World War II
During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations. They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York, New York with the address: 317 FPO NY.[5]
The US NAVY Code Word for Cienfuegos during the war was ODOP.[6]
References
- ^ a b Aerodrome chart Issued 30 October 2007
- ^ "Aeropuertos de Cuba [Airports of Cuba]" (in Spanish). El Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC). http://www.iacc.gov.cu/aerodromos.asp. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ Airport information for MUCF from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
- ^ "World War II US Navy Post Office Numbers". http://bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_ww2_location-codes.html.
- ^ "Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words". http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq79-1.htm.
External links
- cienfuegos.airportcuba.net Complete information about Jaime González airport
- Current weather for MUCF at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CFG at Aviation Safety Network
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
- Cienfuegos Province
- Military facilities of the United States in Cuba
- Military history of Cuba
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