Playa Baracoa Airport

Not to be confused with Gustavo Rizo Airport.

Playa Baracoa Airport (IATA: UPB, ICAO: MUPB) is an airport west of Havana, Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Caimito, Artemisa Province, in front of the village of Playa Baracoa, belonging to the neighboring municipality of Bauta.^[2][3]

Playa Baracoa Airport
An Antonov An-26 of Aerogaviota 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″N 082°34′46″W
Map
MUPB Location in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,305 7,562 Asphalt
Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Playa Baracoa Air Base

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

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