Nicaro Airport
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 26 ft (7.9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
which measures 1800 metres (5,906 ft) in length.
Former Airbase
The airfield was once used by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, but no military aircraft or buildings exists on the site.The abandoned airfield once had a single 4314 ft runway.