Abel Santamaría Airport
Airport in Cuba
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Abel Santamaría Airport[2][3] (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría"[4]) (IATA: SNU, ICAO: MUSC) is an international airport serving Santa Clara, the capital city of the Villa Clara Province in Cuba. It was named after the Cuban revolutionary Abel Santamaría. The airport is the main entry point for tourists travelling to Cayo Santa María and the other keys on the northern coast of the province.
Abel Santamaría Airport Aeropuerto Abel Santamaría | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Villa Clara Province, Cienfuegos Province, and Sancti Spiritus Province in Cuba | ||||||||||
| Location | Aeropuerto Ward, Santa Clara, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 m / 338 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°29′32″N 079°56′37″W | ||||||||||
| Website | santaclara | ||||||||||
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.svg)  MUSC Location in Cuba  MUSC MUSC (Villa Clara Province) _location_map.png) MUSC MUSC (Santa Clara) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
History
On 31 August 2016, JetBlue Flight 387 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, landed at the airport to commence regular commercial flights between Fort Lauderdale and Santa Clara, the first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba in 54 years following the thaw in Cuba–United States relations.[5]
Facilities
Runway
The runway is 3,017 metres (9,898 ft) wide, being the 9th biggest of the country.[6]
Air Base
The airport was previously used as a Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base bomber and fighter aircraft. It is currently being used by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces as a helicopter squadron air base, flying Mi-17 helicopters in the transport role and Mi-24/35 helicopters in the troop support role.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Abel Santamaría Airport:[7]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Transat | Montréal–Trudeau (Suspended until April 30, 2026),[8][9] Toronto–Pearson (Suspended until April 30, 2026)[10][7][9] Seasonal: Halifax[7] |
| American Airlines | Miami[7] |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen[7] |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau,[11][7] Ottawa[12], Toronto–Pearson[13][7] |
