AirportsJuan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is a large airport serving Matanzas, in Matanzas Province, Cuba. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VRA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VRA
- ICAO code
- MUVR
- City
- Matanzas
- State or region
- Matanzas Province
- Country
- Cuba
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.0344° N, 81.4353° W
- Elevation
- 64 m (210 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VRA means Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MUVR. 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 23.0344° N, 81.4353° W. It stands 64 metres (210 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
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,502 metres (11,490 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Cuba on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,502 m 11,490 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 |
|---|---|---|
| José Martí International AirportHavana | HAV | 100 km |
| Jaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegos | CFG | 144 km |
| Vilo Acuña International AirportCayo Largo del Sur | CYO | 158 km |
| Abel Santamaria International AirportSanta Clara | SNU | 164 km |
| Key West International AirportKey West, United States | EYW | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,834 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,563 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,910 km | 16 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,413 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,085 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,788 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,241 km | 21 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,188 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,789 km | 18 h 20 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.
Links
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