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Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR), formerly known as Varadero Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Varadero), is an international airport serving Varadero, Cuba and the province of Matanzas. The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero. The closest airport to Varadero is Kawama Airport. In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers,[2] making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.

Varadero International Airport Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport
Inside of the Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport
IATA: VRA ICAO: MUVR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ECASA S.A.
Serves	Varadero and Matanzas
Location	5 km from Carbonera
Elevation AMSL	64 m / 210 ft
Coordinates	23°02′04″N 81°26′07″W
Website	varadero-airport.com
Map
MUVR Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 3,502 11,490 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Number of Passengers 2,515,308
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Overview

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Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport was built in 1989 and inaugurated by Fidel Castro,[3] thus replacing the old Varadero airport located in Santa Marta, currently known as Kawama Airport. The airport was named after a journalist, fighter for the Cuban Independence and black rights activist in Cuba Juan Gualberto Gómez (1854–1933).

The terminal building has shops for tourists (including rum, cigars, T-shirts, books, carvings, pharmaceuticals) both before customs check point, at a large departures lounge with cafeterias on the upper level and a smaller air conditioned VIP lounge the lower level.

Immigration checkpoint consists of wooden booths for push doors opened by immigration officers after travelers have been processed. Customs check point consists of three x-ray machines. Two flights of stairs and an escalator take travelers to the departure lounge. Tour operators offices are located near the domestic terminal area.

The ground handling equipment is imported mainly from North America. There are four jet bridges (serving parking areas 2 to 5), but air stairs are used for the remaining aircraft parking space #1 on the apron by the terminal.

Airlines and destinations

In April 2020, Cuba stopped all scheduled flights. In October 2020, it was announced that the airport would be reopening for flights with tourists being restricted to a "bubble" but before that began, the province moved to the "new normality" and the airport reopened for regular commercial flights, with flights from Mexico and the UK.[4]

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Seasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Aeromar	Cancún[5]
Air Canada	Seasonal: Ottawa
Air Canada Rouge	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Québec City (begins December 19, 2022)[6]
Air Transat	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Halifax, Moncton (resumes February 15, 2023),[7] Ottawa, Québec City
American Airlines	Miami
Azur Air	Charter: Moscow–Vnukovo
Condor	Frankfurt
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Iberojet	Seasonal: Lisbon
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal charter: Katowice, Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin
Magnicharters	Seasonal: Monterrey
Neos	Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Nordwind Airlines	Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo
OWG	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Servicios Aéreos Profesionales	Punta Cana
Sunclass Airlines	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Bagotville, Deer Lake, Gander, Halifax, London (ON), Moncton, Montreal–Trudeau, Regina, Saint John, St. John's, Saskatoon, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto–Pearson, Windsor
Swoop	Toronto–Pearson (begins January 11, 2023)[8]
TUI Airways	Manchester (UK)
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam
VivaAerobús	Charter: Mexico City
Wamos Air	Madrid
WestJet	Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Calgary
World2Fly	Charter: Lisbon[9]

Accidents and incidents

There have been five significant incidents involving aircraft from or en route to the airport since the 1950s. Only 1 flight involved resulted in fatalities. Three flights involved Cubans hijacking an aircraft to flee to the United States.

• 6 March 2005 - Air Transat Flight 961 Airbus A310 returned safely to airport following detachment of rudder after takeoff.
• 29 December 1992 - Aerocaribbean Antonov 26 was hijacked en route to Varadero Airport from Havana. The aircraft landed in Miami.[10]

Accidents and incidents that occurred at Varadero (Santa Marta) Airport (now as Kawama Airport):

• 3 July 1961 - Cubana de Aviación Douglas DC-3 was hijacked en route to Varadero Airport from Havana. Aircraft lands in Miami.[11]
• 25 April 1959 - Cubana de Aviación Vickers Viscount was hijacked after takeoff from the Varadero Airport and forced to land at Key West International Airport.[12]
• 1 November 1958 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 495 Vickers Viscount 755D crashes in Nipe Bay when attempting an emergency landing at the airport, which was then known as Preston Airport. The plane was en route to Varadero from Miami with 20 on board. Only 3 survived with 17 fatalities.[13]

References

External links

Media related to Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Cubana destinations and airports

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Varadero

Der internationale Flughafen Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez (Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Gualberto Gómez) in der kubanischen Provinz Matanzas dient hauptsächlich dem Urlauberflugverkehr. Er ist nach dem Flughafen von Havanna der zweitwichtigste internationale Flughafen Kubas.[1] Chartergesellschaften aus Kanada und Europa befördern den größten Anteil der Passagiere. Im Sommer 2012 wurde er von sieben kanadischen und acht europäischen Fluggesellschaften genutzt.[2] Aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum wird er mit Condor aus Wien, Frankfurt sowie Köln/Bonn zum Winterflugplan 14/15 angeflogen. Seit November 2015 fliegt auch Eurowings von Köln/Bonn nach Varadero. Ab 2018 wird Edelweiss Air Varadero mit Zürich verbinden.[3] Der Flughafen ist zur Abfertigung von maximal 2200 Fluggästen pro Stunde ausgestattet.[2]

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- [en] Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gómez

El Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gómez (IATA: VRA, OACI: MUVR), también conocido como Aeropuerto de Varadero, es un aeropuerto internacional que sirve a la ciudad de Varadero, en la provincia de Matanzas (Cuba). Es el segundo aeropuerto en importancia por el volumen de operaciones y pasajeros del país, por detrás del Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí, situado en La Habana.

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[fr] Aéroport Juan-Gualberto-Gómez

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[it] Aeroporto Juan Gualberto Gómez

L'Aeroporto Juan Gualberto Gómez (in spagnolo Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gómez) (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR) è un aeroporto cubano sito nei pressi di Carbonera, piccolo centro circa 5 km a ovest di Varadero, popolare località turistica nella provincia di Matanzas.

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