Gustavo Rizo Airport
Domestic airport serving Baracoa, Cuba
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Gustavo Rizo Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Gustavo Rizo) (IATA: BCA, ICAO: MUBA) is a domestic airport serving Baracoa, a city in the Cuban province of Guantánamo. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the city and has one runway and a passenger terminal.
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History
The runway was damaged by debris during flooding in Baracoa in March 2008, in which waves over 5 metres (16 ft) in height struck the city.[1][2]
The airport received flights from Havana with Cubana de Aviación until 2018, and by Aerogaviota until 2020. It handled over 19,500 passengers in 2013.
Infrastructure
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerogaviota | Havana[6] |
Statistics
Gustavo Rizo Airport received 19,524 passengers in 2013, more than it had handled in any past year. Airport officials attributed the rise to Cubana de Aviacion's increase in frequency from two to three weekly flights on its Havana–Baracoa route. The airport also saw 377 aircraft movements in 2013.[7]
