Jaime González Airport
Jaime González Airport Aeropuerto "Jaime González" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 m / 102 ft | ||||||||||
| Website | cienfuegos.airportcuba.net | ||||||||||
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.svg)  CFG Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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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.
Facilities
The airport is 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 m × 45 m (7,874 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| CanJet | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Cayman Airways | Grand Cayman (starts September 2014) |
| 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 | Miami |
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]
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" (in Spanish). El Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC). Retrieved 30 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Airport information for MUCF from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
- ^ "World War II US Navy Post Office Numbers".
- ^ "Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words".
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