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Leeward Point Field

Coordinates: 19°54′23″N 075°12′25″W / 19.90639°N 75.20694°W / 19.90639; -75.20694
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Leeward Point Field
Leeward Airfield

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Aerial view, 6 May 2010
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUnited States Navy
LocationGuantánamo Bay, Cuba
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates19°54′23″N 075°12′25″W / 19.90639°N 75.20694°W / 19.90639; -75.20694
Map
MUGM is located in Cuba
MUGM
MUGM
Location in Cuba
Map
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. On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.

Facilities

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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

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  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.
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