Jaime González Airport
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| Jaime González Airport Aeropuerto "Jaime González" |
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| IATA: CFG – ICAO: MUCF | |||
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| 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 | ||
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 MUCF
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| 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| CanJet | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto-Pearson |
| Sunwing Airlines | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Eagle | Miami |
| Miami Air | Miami |
| Sky King (airline) | Miami |
[edit] Cienfuegos Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:
- 3684 Helicopter Regiment - Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters, Mil Mi-24D attack/transport helicopter and Mil Mi-35 helicopter gunship/transport[4]
[edit] History of Cienfuegos Air Base
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
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