Vilo Acuña Airport

Vilo Acuña Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Vilo Acuña) (IATA: CYO, ICAO: MUCL) is an international airport serving Cayo Largo del Sur,[1] a small coral island in Cuba. It is located within the special municipality (municipio especial) of Isla de la Juventud.[2]

Vilo Acuña Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Vilo Acuña
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorECASA
ServesCayo Largo del Sur, Cuba
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates21°36′58″N 81°32′44″W
Map
MUCL
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3 m (9.8 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 m × 45 m (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]

On February 20 2020, damage to the only airport runway forced tourist passengers return to the mainland via boat.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Flights from Italy, and Canada serve the island. Flights from Miami were halted in December 2019 due to a October U.S. Transportation Department ruling that suspended flights from the U.S. to nine airports in Cuba. The policy stopped air service to all Cuban airports except Havana.[4]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Transat Montréal–Trudeau
Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Blue Panorama Airlines Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino
Neos Milan–Malpensa

References
  1. Aerodrome chart Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine issued 10 May 2007
  2. "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.
  3. John McDermott (20 Feb 2020). "Cayo Largo del Sur Airport Closes For At Least a Week, Stranding Passengers". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.
  4. Zach Montague (25 Oct 2019). "Trump Administration Cuts Flights to Most Cuban Airports". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.

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