Abel Santamaría Airport
| Abel Santamaría Airport Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría" | |||||||||||
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| IATA: SNU – ICAO: MUSC | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santa Clara, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 m / 338 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°29′32″N 079°56′37″W / 22.49222°N 79.94361°WCoordinates: 22°29′32″N 079°56′37″W / 22.49222°N 79.94361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | santaclara.airportcuba.net | ||||||||||
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  MUSC Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Abel Santamaría Airport[2][3] (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría"[4]) (IATA: SNU, ICAO: MUSC) is an international airport serving Santa Clara, the capital city of the Villa Clara Province in Cuba. It was named after the Cuban revolutionary Abel Santamaría.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Charter: Miami, Tampa |
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Halifax, Ottawa |
| Air Canada Rouge | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Halifax, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Winnipeg |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa |
| CanJet | Charter: Toronto-Pearson |
| Condor | Seasonal: Montego Bay, Munich[5][6] |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana, Montréal-Trudeau, Paris-Orly, Santiago de Cuba, Toronto-Pearson |
| JetBlue Airlines | Charter: Tampa |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Charter: Warsaw-Chopin |
| Sun Country Airlines | Charter: Tampa, Miami |
| Sunwing Airlines | Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Windsor, North Bay |
| WestJet | Toronto-Pearson |
Santa Clara Air Base
The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:
- 14th Tactical Regiment – Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 BN bombers and older Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB fighters
- Tactical Air Command – Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 BN bombers and older Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB fighters
- 2661st Bomber Squadron
- 1890th Interceptor Regiment – Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21B and UM fighters
Active Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces helicopter squadron air base, flying: – Mil Mi-17 (two seen flying around the airport in February 2013, and six on the ground including one being refueled)in the transport role and the Mi-24/35 in the troop support role.
References
- ↑ Aerodrome chart Issued 30 October 2007
- ↑ Airport information for MUSC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ "Santa Clara: Planning a Trip". Frommers.com. Wiley Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.condor.com/eu/fileadmin/dam/pdf/tcf-eu/06_The_Company/02_Press/Buchungsstart_Langstrecke_Wi1314_en_130305.pdf
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/04/de-w13update1/
External links
Media related to Abel Santamaría Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Santa Clara Airport website: SantaClara.AirportCuba.net
- Current weather for MUSC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SNU at Aviation Safety Network
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