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Vilo Acuña Airport

Coordinates: 21°36′58″N 81°32′44″W / 21.61611°N 81.54556°W / 21.61611; -81.54556
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Vilo Acuña Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Vilo Acuña
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorECASA
ServesCayo Largo del Sur, Cuba
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates21°36′58″N 81°32′44″W / 21.61611°N 81.54556°W / 21.61611; -81.54556
Map
MUCL is located in Cuba
MUCL
MUCL
Location in Cuba
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Vilo Acuña Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Vilo Acuña) (IATA: CYO, ICAO: MUCL) is an international airport serving Cayo Largo del Sur,[1] a small coral island in Cuba. It is located within the special municipality (municipio especial) of Isla de la Juventud.[2]

Facilities

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The airport resides at an elevation of 3 m (9.8 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 m × 45 m (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]

On February 20, 2020, damages to the only airport runway forced tourist passengers to return to the mainland via boat.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Andes Líneas Aéreas[citation needed] Charter: Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR), San Miguel de Tucumán, San Salvador de Jujuy
Neos[4] Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Sunwing Airlines Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Québec City

References

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  1. ^ a b c Aerodrome chart Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine issued 10 May 2007
  2. ^ "Aeropuertos de Cuba" [Airports of Cuba] (in Spanish). El Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC). Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. ^ John McDermott (20 Feb 2020). "Cayo Largo del Sur Airport Closes For At Least a Week, Stranding Passengers". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.
  4. ^ neosair.it retrieved 29 September 2024
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