Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte) (IATA: CMW, ICAO: MUCM) is an international airport in central Camagüey Province, Cuba. It serves the city of Camagüey and the resort village of Santa Lucía.
Ignacio Agramonte International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA | ||||||||||
| Location | Camagüey | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 126 m / 413 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°25′13″N 077°50′51″W / 21.42028°N 77.84750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | camaguey.airportcuba.net | ||||||||||
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  MUCM Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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Source: Aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
History
editDuring World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force from 1942 until 1944. The 25th Bombardment Group 417th Bombardment Squadron flew B-18 Bolo bombers from the airfield, known as Camaguey Air Base, from 13 April 1942 though August 1943. The squadron flew antisubmarine missions over the northern Caribbean. The base was also used for air-sea rescue missions by the 1st Rescue Squadron.[2]
From 1 January 1943, the USAAF set up postal operations for Camaguey using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 2714 APO MIA.[3] The United States Navy also set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.[citation needed] They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York City with the address: 617 FPO NY.[4]
The airport was closed from March to October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Miami |
| Fly All Ways | Paramaribo |
| Nordwind Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[citation needed] |
| Sunrise Airways | Port-au-Prince |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson (both begin 12 December 2024)[5] |
| Viva | Cancún |
Camagüey Air Base
editThe airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Aerodrome chart Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Issued 2 August 2007
- ^ "Air Force History Index -- Search". airforcehistoryindex.org.
- ^ "US Army Air Force Post Offices". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "World War II Navy Post Office Numbers". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "Sunwing Airlines NW24 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Loading..." cubaaldescubierto.com.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
External links
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Media related to Ignacio Agramonte International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- camaguey.airportcuba.net Complete information about Camagüey airport (in English)
