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.

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Jaime González Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jaime González
Airport sign at the entrance
IATA: CFG ICAO: MUCF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ECASA
Serves	Cienfuegos, Cuba
Elevation AMSL	31 m / 102 ft
Coordinates	22°09′00″N 080°23′51″W
Website	cienfuegosinternational.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

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There are currently no scheduled flights, due to the suspension of all flights operated by Sunwing Airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

External links

Media related to Jaime González Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• cienfuegos.airportcuba.net Complete information about Jaime González airport
• Current weather for MUCF at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CFG at Aviation Safety Network

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