Operator ECASA 16/34 1,850 Code BCA Phone +53 21 641665 | Elevation AMSL 8 m / 26 ft 1,850 6,070 Elevation 8 m | |
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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. The airport receives flights from Havana by Cubana de Aviación, and it handled over 19,500 passengers in 2013.
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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.
Infrastructure
Gustavo Rizo Airport has a passenger terminal and a concrete runway, 16/34, with dimensions 1,850 by 30 metres (6,070 ft × 98 ft). The runway is not able to handle flights at night.
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.