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. The airport is the main entry point for tourists travelling to Cayo Santa María and the other keys on the northern coast of the province.
Abel Santamaría Airport Aeropuerto Abel Santamaría | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Villa Clara Province, Cienfuegos Province, and Sancti Spiritus Province in Cuba | ||||||||||
| Location | Aeropuerto Ward, Santa Clara, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 m / 338 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°29′32″N 079°56′37″W / 22.49222°N 79.94361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | santaclara | ||||||||||
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.svg)  MUSC Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
History
editOn 31 August 2016, JetBlue Flight 387 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, landed at the airport to commence regular commercial flights between Fort Lauderdale and Santa Clara, the first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba in 54 years following the thaw in Cuba–United States relations.[5]
Facilities
editRunway
editThe runway is 3,017 metres (9,898 ft) wide, being the 9th biggest of the country.[6]
Air Base
editThe airport was previously used as a Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base bomber and fighter aircraft. It is currently being used by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces as a helicopter squadron air base, flying Mi-17 helicopters in the transport role and Mi-24/35 helicopters in the troop support role.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
| Air Transat | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Halifax, Ottawa, Québec City |
| American Airlines | Miami |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| Havana Air | Miami, Tampa[7] |
| Iberojet | Seasonal: Barcelona (begins 20 June 2025),[8] Madrid[9] |
| Neos | Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa |
| OWG | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
| Sunwing Airlines | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Fredericton, Halifax, Ottawa, Québec City, Windsor |
| World2Fly | Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Prague[10] |
References
edit- ^ Aerodrome chart Archived 23 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Issued 30 October 2007
- ^ "Airport information for MUSC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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.
- ^ "U.S. resumes scheduled passenger flights to Cuba after more than 50 years". Reuters. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Aspectos de planificación del sector marítimo" (PDF). p. 46.
- ^ "HavanaAir". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Iberojet Adds Barcelona – Santa Clara in NS25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "IBEROJET ADDS ORLANDO / SANTA CLARA IN NS24". AeroRoutes. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "WORLD2FLY NW23 CZECHIA / SLOVAKIA CHARTERS". aeroroutes.com.
External links
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Media related to Abel Santamaría Airport at Wikimedia Commons
