Vilo Acuña Airport
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°WCoordinates: 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] | |||||||||||
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]
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, damages to the only airport runway forced tourist passengers to 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 the October 2019 United States Department of Transportation ruling that suspended flights from the United States to nine airports in Cuba. The policy stopped air service to all Cuban airports except Havana.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau |
| Neos | Milan–Malpensa |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zach Montague (25 Oct 2019). "Trump Administration Cuts Flights to Most Cuban Airports". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Vilo Acuña Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Airports in Cuba
- Buildings and structures in Isla de la Juventud