Playa Baracoa Airport
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| Playa Baracoa Airport | |||
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| IATA: UPB – ICAO: MUPB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Serves | Havana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 m / 102 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 23°01′58″N 082°34′46″W / 23.03278°N 82.57944°WCoordinates: 23°01′58″N 082°34′46″W / 23.03278°N 82.57944°W | ||
| Map | |||
 MUPB
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 2,305 | 7,562 | Asphalt |
| Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||
Playa Baracoa Airport (IATA: UPB, ICAO: MUPB) is a regional airport west of Havana, Cuba that serves regional flights in Cuba.
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[edit] Airlines
- Cubana de Aviación (Varadero)
- Aerogaviota (Cayo Largo)
[edit] Playa Baracoa Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base and home to Air Defense Command and VIP transport:[2]
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- 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training
- 3688 Transport Regiment - using Antonov An-26 transport
- 3405 Executive Transport Squadron - Yakovlev Yak-40 VIP jet, Antonov An-26M transport; Mil Mi-8P and Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters
- 3404 Transport Squadron - using Antonov An-2 transport
[edit] References
- ^ Aerodrome chart issued 10 May 2007
- ^ Cuban Air Force DAAFAR
