Vilo Acuña Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Vilo Acuña) (IATA: CYO, ICAO: MUCL) is an international airport serving Cayo Largo del Sur,[1] a small coral island in Cuba. It is located within the special municipality (municipio especial) of Isla de la Juventud.[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3 m (9.8 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 m × 45 m (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]

On February 20, 2020, damages to the only airport runway forced tourist passengers to return to the mainland via boat.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sunwing Montréal–Trudeau,[citation needed] Toronto–Pearson[citation needed]
Seasonal: Québec City[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Aerodrome chart Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine issued 10 May 2007
  2. ^ "Aeropuertos de Cuba" [Airports of Cuba] (in Spanish). El Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC). Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. ^ John McDermott (20 Feb 2020). "Cayo Largo del Sur Airport Closes For At Least a Week, Stranding Passengers". Retrieved 21 Jun 2020.

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