Frank País Airport
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| Frank País International Airport | |||
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| IATA: HOG – ICAO: MUHG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | ECASA (Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos S.A.) | ||
| Serves | Holguín | ||
| Location | municipio of Holguin | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 110 m / 361 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 20°47′08″N 076°47′54″W / 20.78556°N 76.79833°WCoordinates: 20°47′08″N 076°47′54″W / 20.78556°N 76.79833°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 3,238 | 10,623 | Asphalt |
| Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||
Frank País Airport (IATA: HOG, ICAO: MUHG) is an international airport that serves the city of Holguín in Cuba. It bears the name of Cuban revolutionary Frank País and is located in the municipio of Frank País.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Caribbean | Havana, Santiago de Cuba |
| Air Canada | Montréal-Trudeau Seasonal: Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Halifax, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Quebec City |
| ArkeFly | Amsterdam |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa |
| CanJet | Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal-Trudeau, Quebec City, St. John's, Toronto-Pearson |
| Condor | Frankfurt |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana, London-Gatwick, Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Halifax |
| Edelweiss Air | Zürich |
| Hola Sun operated by Cubana de Aviacion | Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Neos | Milan-Malpensa |
| Sunwing Airlines | Bagotville, Montréal-Trudeau, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomas Cook Canada operated by Jazz Air | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Thomson Airways | London-Gatwick Seasonal: Manchester |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson[2] |
[edit] Holguín Air Base
The airport is headquarters to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Eastern Command. The airport is also the base for a fighter training centre:
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- 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training
The base is home to [Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21BIS and UM]. The base is also home to a general purpose transport squadron using Mil Mi-17 (4-6) and stored at one end of the airport.[3]
[edit] History
[edit] World War II
January 1, 1943 the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) set up postal operations for Levisa Bay using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 4910 APO MIA. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Aerodrome chart Issued 30 October 2007
- ^ "WestJet launches new service to Holguin – Airline makes inaugural flight between Toronto and Holguin today". WestJet press release. November 6, 2009. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/06/c4154.html. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
- ^ "Post Offices of the USAAF". http://www.armyairforces.com/Data/PostOffices.aspx.
[edit] External links
- Holguin (Frank Pais) Airport website: Holguin.AirportCuba.net
- Cubana destinations and airports
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