Jaime González Airport () is an international airport that serves Cienfuegos, a city on the southern coast of Cuba, and capital of the province of Cienfuegos.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level; it has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring .

Jaime González Airport

Airlines and destinations

Cienfuegos Air Base

The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base: 3684 Helicopter Regiment - Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters, Mil Mi-24D attack/transport helicopter and Mil Mi-35 helicopter gunship/transport

Jaime González Airport

History of Cienfuegos Air Base

World War II

During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations. They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York, New York with the address: 317 FPO NY.

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The US Navy code word for Cienfuegos during the war was ODOP.

References

External links

cienfuegos.airportcuba.net Complete information about Jaime González airport

Airports in Cuba

Buildings and structures in Cienfuegos

Military history of Cuba