Rafael Cabrera Airport or Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 serving Nueva Gerona

Nueva Gerona

Nueva Gerona is the capital city of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality of Cuba. The city is located between the hills of Caballos and Casas, about 3 km up the Río Casas, which provides a navigable waterway to the Caribbean Sea....

, the capital city

Capital City

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 of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality in Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 24 m (78.7 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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s: 05/23 is 2500 by 45 m (8,202.1 by 147.6 ) and 17/35 is 1623 metre.

Airlines and destinations

The only airline to use the airport is Cuban flag carrier Cubana de Aviación

Cubana de Aviación

Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is Cuba's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline was founded on 8 October 1929, and has its corporate headquarters in Havana. Its main base is at José Martí International Airport...

, which operates flights to and from Havana

José Martí International Airport

José Martí International Airport , sometimes known by its former name Rancho-Boyeros Airport, is located southwest of Havana, Cuba, and is a hub for Cubana de Aviación, Aerogaviota and Aero Caribbean, and former Latin American hub for Aeroflot Soviet Airlines...

, Toronto

Toronto Pearson International Airport

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, and Mexico City

Mexico City International Airport

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