Leeward Point Field

Leeward Point Field
Leeward Airfield
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Aerial view, 6 May 2010
IATA: NBW – ICAO: MUGM
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator United States Navy
Location Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
Elevation AMSL 56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates
Map
MUGM
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Leeward Point Field[1] (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM), also known as Leeward Airfield,[3] is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,000 × 200 ft (2,438 × 61 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for MUGM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for NBW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ "Photos of Leeward Airfield". Joint Task Force Guantanamo. http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/our/gallery.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 

External links

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