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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°36′58″N 81°32′44″W / 21.61611°N 81.54556°W | ||||||||||
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  MUCL Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities
editThe 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, damages to the only airport runway forced tourist passengers to return to the mainland via boat.[3]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Neos[4] | Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa |
| Sunwing Airlines | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson Seasonal: Québec City |
References
edit- ^ a b c Aerodrome chart Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine issued 10 May 2007
- ^ "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.
- ^ John McDermott (20 Feb 2020). "Cayo Largo del Sur Airport Closes For At Least a Week, Stranding Passengers". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.
- ^ neosair.it retrieved 29 September 2024
External links
edit Media related to Vilo Acuña Airport at Wikimedia Commons