Jaime González Airport

Jaime González Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Jaime González) (IATA: CFG, ICAO: MUCF) is an international airport that serves Cienfuegos,[2] a city on the southern coast of Cuba, and capital of the province of Cienfuegos.

Jaime González Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Jaime González
Airport sign at the entrance
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorECASA
ServesCienfuegos, Cuba
Elevation AMSL31 m / 102 ft
Coordinates22°09′00″N 080°23′51″W
Websitecienfuegosinternational.com
Map
CFG
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 31 m (102 ft) above mean sea level; it has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 m × 45 m (7,874 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

There are currently no scheduled flights, due to the suspension of all flights operated by Sunwing Airlines.

Cienfuegos Air Base

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

  • 3684 Helicopter Regiment - Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters, Mil Mi-24D attack/transport helicopter and Mil Mi-35 helicopter gunship/transport[3]

History of Cienfuegos Air Base

World War II

During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations. They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York, New York with the address: 317 FPO NY.[4]

The US Navy code word for Cienfuegos during the war was ODOP.[5]

References
  1. Aerodrome chart Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Issued 30 October 2007
  2. Airport information for MUCF from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?p=486
  4. "World War II US Navy Post Office Numbers".
  5. "Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words".

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