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Playa Baracoa Airport

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Airport type
  
Military/Public

Elevation AMSL
  
31 m / 102 ft

2,305
  
7,562

Address
  
Cuba

Elevation
  
31 m

Serves
  
Havana

03/21
  
2,305

7,562
  
Asphalt

Code
  
UPB

Playa Baracoa Airport

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Aerogaviota an 26b approach landing rwy 03 at la habana playa baracoa airport upb cuba


Playa Baracoa Airport (IATA: UPB, ICAO: MUPB) is an airport west of Havana, Cuba. It is located in the village of Playa Baracoa, part of the municipality of Caimito, Artemisa Province.

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Playa Baracoa Air Base

The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base and home to Air Defense Command and VIP transport:

  • 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training
  • 3688 Transport Regiment - using Antonov An-26 transport
  • 3405 Executive Transport Squadron - Yakovlev Yak-40 VIP jet, Antonov An-26M transport; Mil Mi-8P and Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters
  • 3404 Transport Squadron - using Antonov An-2 transport

    • References

    Playa Baracoa Airport Wikipedia
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