Jaime González Airport
Jaime González Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jaime González | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Airport sign at the entrance | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 m / 102 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°09′00″N 080°23′51″W / 22.15000°N 80.39750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | cienfuegos.airportcuba.net | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
.svg)  CFG Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Jaime González Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Jaime González) (IATA: CFG, ICAO: MUCF) is an international airport that serves Cienfuegos,[2] 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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerotaxi | Havana |
| American Airlines | Miami |
| American Eagle | Charter: Miami |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana, Montréal–Trudeau, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto–Pearson |
| Miami Air | Charter: Miami |
| Silver Airways | Fort Lauderdale |
| Sky King | Charter: Miami |
| Sunwing Airlines | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
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[3]
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.[4]
The US Navy code word for Cienfuegos during the war was ODOP.[5]
References
- ^ a b Aerodrome chart Issued 30 October 2007
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jaime González Airport.
- cienfuegos.airportcuba.net Complete information about Jaime González airport
- Current weather for MUCF at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CFG at Aviation Safety Network
