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Playa Baracoa Airport
AnAntonov An-26 ofAerogaviota departing from Playa Baracoa
IATA:UPB ICAO:MUPB
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Serves	Havana
Elevation AMSL	31 m / 102 ft
Coordinates	23°01′58″N082°34′46″W / 23.03278°N 82.57944°W /23.03278; -82.57944
Map
MUPB Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,305 7,562 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Playa Baracoa Airport (IATA:UPB,ICAO:MUPB) is anairport west ofHavana,Cuba. It is located in the municipality ofCaimito,Artemisa Province, in front of the village ofPlaya Baracoa, belonging to the neighboring municipality ofBauta.^[2][3]

The airport is an inactiveCuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base and home to Air Defense Command and VIP transport:^[4]

• 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training
• 3688 Transport Regiment - usingAntonov An-26 transport
• 3405 Executive Transport Squadron -Yakovlev Yak-40 VIP jet,Antonov An-26M transport;Mil Mi-8P andMil Mi-8TB transport helicopters
• 3404 Transport Squadron - usingAntonov An-2 transport

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