AirportsAbel Santamaria International Airport is a large airport serving Santa Clara, in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNU
- ICAO code
- MUSC
- City
- Santa Clara
- State or region
- Villa Clara Province
- Country
- Cuba
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.4922° N, 79.9431° W
- Elevation
- 103 m (338 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,017 m (9,898 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNU means Abel Santamaria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MUSC. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.4922° N, 79.9431° W. It stands 103 metres (338 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Havana, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Abel Santamaria International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,017 metres (9,898 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of Cuba on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,017 m 9,898 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegos | CFG | 62 km |
| Alberto Delgado AirportTrinidad | TND | 78 km |
| Juan Gualberto Gomez International AirportMatanzas | VRA | 164 km |
| Jardines Del Rey AirportCayo Coco | CCC | 166 km |
| Vilo Acuña International AirportCayo Largo del Sur | CYO | 192 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,828 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,529 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,846 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,356 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,099 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,951 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,330 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,324 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,901 km | 18 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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