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Frank País Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Frank País) (IATA: HOG, ICAO: MUHG) is an airport serving Holguín, a city in the Cuban province of Holguín. It bears the name of Cuban revolutionary Frank País. The airport was built in 1962 initially only for military purposes before civilian air operations began in 1966. It consists of a domestic and an international terminal, which was built in 1996 and expanded in 2007.

Frank País Airport Aeropuerto Frank País
IATA: HOG ICAO: MUHG
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	ECASA
Serves	Holguín
Location	Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba
Elevation AMSL	110 m / 361 ft
Coordinates	20°46′44″N 076°18′44″W
Map
MUHG Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,238 10,623 Asphalt

History

The aviation history of Holguín originates in a makeshift runway built near the Hill of the Cross (Spanish: Loma de la Cruz) in the city. Domingo Rosillo landed on this airstrip in 1914, one year after becoming the first pilot to fly between Key West and Havana. The first official airport serving Holguín was inaugurated on 30 October 1930.[1] On this day, the airport served as one of several stops on the first airmail route in Cuba, between Havana and Santiago de Cuba.[2][3] The airport was located in the neighbourhood of Peralta and named after mambí General Julio Grave de Peralta. However, because there was often dense fog at the airport, it closed a few years afterward; and operations moved to another site close to the location of the current airport.[1]

In 1962, a military airbase was established on the outskirts of the city. Civilian air operations shifted to an area within the base on 10 November 1966, thus establishing Frank País Airport.[1][4] As the tourism sector in Guardalavaca grew during the early 1990s, there was a need for a new international terminal, which was constructed in 1996 by Canadian infrastructure company Intelcan Technosystems.[5] In 2007, the capacity of the terminal was doubled to 1,200 passengers per hour through a 1,300-square-metre (14,000 sq ft) expansion, which took one year to complete.[6] Carried out to reduce congestion in the terminal during peak season, the expansion included additional customs facilities and a new VIP lounge.[6][7] The inauguration of the expanded facilities was presided over by politician and then future president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel.[7]

On 25 March 2020, it was announced that international flight from the airport were ceasing because of the coronavirus shutdown. [8] Flights began again on 3 November 2020, with three flights.

Infrastructure

Terminals

Frank País Airport has two terminals, one serving domestic flights and the other international flights. The international terminal can handle up to 1,200 passengers per hour and has various duty-free shops, restaurants and car rental agencies as well as a VIP lounge.[5][6]

Airfield

Frank País Airport has a single runway, 05/23, which has dimensions 3,238 by 45 metres (10,623 ft × 148 ft)[9] and is equipped with an instrument landing system.[5][10] The apron in front of the passenger terminal has six parking stands.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerogaviota	Havana, Montego Bay
Air Canada Rouge	Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Air Transat	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Halifax, Québec City
American Airlines	Miami
Aruba Airlines	Managua
Bahamasair	Nassau
Condor	Seasonal: Frankfurt
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen
Neos	Milan–Malpensa
OWG	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Sunwing Airlines	Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Halifax, Ottawa, Quebec City
Sunrise Airways	Port-au-Prince
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam
VivaAerobús	Cancún
WestJet	Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson

Military airbase

Built during the Cold War, the airbase is one of the most important in the country, housing large barracks and bunkers for fighter aircraft. The base is located on the north side of the airport and has its own apron.[5]

Access

The Central Highway (Spanish: Carretera Central) connects Frank País Airport to the city of Holguín, which lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northeast.[5] The beaches of the Costa Holguinera resort of Guardalavaca, Playa Esmeralda, Playa Pesquero, and Playa Blanca are situated at 1 hour travel and is a reason Canadian and European charters land here.

References

External links

Media related to Frank País Airport at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Holguín

Der internationale Flughafen Holguín (Aeropuerto Internacional "Frank País") ist ein Verkehrsflughafen ca. 10 km südlich der Stadt Holguín in Kuba. Er dient dem internationalen Linien- und Charterflugverkehr für die östlichen Provinzen Holguín, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Las Tunas und Granma. Die kleineren Flughäfen in diesen Provinzen verfügen oft nur über Verbindungen nach Havanna.

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- [en] Frank País Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Frank País

El Aeropuerto Internacional Frank País (IATA: HOG, OACI: MUHG) es el aeropuerto internacional de la ciudad de Holguín en Cuba. Lleva el nombre del revolucionario Frank País, y está ubicado en el municipio de Holguín, a 11 km del centro de la ciudad.

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[fr] Aéroport d'Holguín

L'aéroport Frank País d'Holguín (code IATA : HOG • code OACI : MUHG) est un aéroport international desservant la ville de Holguín, à Cuba, dans la province de Holguín.

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[it] Aeroporto internazionale Frank País

L'Aeroporto internazionale Frank País (in spagnolo: Aeropuerto Internacional Frank País) è un aeroporto che serve Holguín, una città nella provincia cubana di Holguín. Porta il nome del rivoluzionario cubano Frank Isaac País García. L'aeroporto fu costruito nel 1962 inizialmente solo per scopi militari prima dell'inizio delle operazioni aeree civili nel 1966. È costituito da un terminal nazionale e uno internazionale, costruito nel 1996 e ampliato nel 2007.

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