Abel Santamaría Airport

Abel Santamaría Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Abel Santamaría") (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
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorECASA
ServesVilla Clara Province, Cienfuegos Province, and Sancti Spiritus Province in Cuba
LocationAeropuerto Ward, Santa Clara municipality, Cuba
Elevation AMSL103 m / 338 ft
Coordinates22°29′32″N 079°56′37″W
Websitesantaclara.airportcuba.net
Map
MUSC
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,017 9,898 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart

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.

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