Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
Varadero International Airport Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ECASA S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Varadero and Matanzas | ||||||||||
| Location | 5 km from Carbonera | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 m / 210 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°02′04″N 81°26′07″W / 23.03444°N 81.43528°W | ||||||||||
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Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR), formerly known as Varadero Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Varadero), is an international airport serving Varadero, Cuba, and the province of Matanzas. The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero. The closest airport to Varadero is Kawama Airport. In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.