Abel Santamaría Airport

Abel Santamaría Airport
Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría"
IATA: SNUICAO: MUSC
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator ECASA
Serves Santa Clara, Cuba
Elevation AMSL 103 m / 338 ft
Coordinates
Website santaclara.airportcuba.net
Map
MUSC
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,017 9,898 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Abel Santamaría Airport[2][3] (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría"[4]) (IATA: SNUICAO: MUSC) is an international airport serving Santa Clara, the capital city of the Villa Clara Province in Cuba.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 103 m (338 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,017 × 45 m (9,898 × 148 ft).[1]

The airport is also home to Mig-23BN fighters of the 14th Tactical Regiment of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, as well as helipads of military helicopters.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Canada Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Calgary
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [begins January 11, 2012], Toronto-Pearson, Quebec City
Blue Panorama Milan-Malpensa
CanJet Halifax, Montréal-Trudeau, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg
Seasonal: Hamilton
Cubana de Aviación Halifax, Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto-Pearson
Sunwing Airlines Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
Seasonal: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton
Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal: Manchester (UK)
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson

Santa Clara Air Base

The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:

References

  1. ^ a b Aerodrome chart Issued 30 October 2007
  2. ^ Airport information for MUSC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara: Planning a Trip". Frommers.com. Wiley Publishing, Inc.. http://www.frommers.com/destinations/santaclara/3190010002.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  4. ^ "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. 

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