Playa Baracoa Airport (UPB / MUPB)

Cuba / La Habana / Bauta /
 airport, heliport
(UPB / MUPB)
Playa Baracoa (Baracoa Beach) Airport

One WikiMapia tagger says that personal aircraft of Fidel and Raul Castro and senior bureaucrats deploy from here : Fidel with helicopter #420 and airplane #930, Raul with airplane #931.

Cuban-government-owned Cubana airlines lands Antonov An-24's and other fixed-wing aircraft here.

Aerogaviota tourist helicopter airline is headquartered here. The Cuban army started the air carrier in the 1990's; the company is still owner by the government of Cuba.

Photo Credits:
(Airplane) : Elke Wetzig (Elya)
(Helio) : WardNL

IATA place code: UPB
ICAO place code: MUPB
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Baracoa_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   23°1'57"N   82°35'6"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago