Leeward Point Field

Airport in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
MUGM is located in Cuba
MUGM
MUGM
Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Leeward Point Field[1] (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM), also known as Leeward Airfield,[3] is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Airport information for MUGM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for NBW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Photos of Leeward Airfield". Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

External links

Media related to Aviation at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay at Wikimedia Commons

  • Current weather for MUGM at NOAA/NWS
  • Accident history for NBW at Aviation Safety Network
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