Antonio Maceo Airport is an international
airportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in
SantiagoSantiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
,
CubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...
The airport has a drawing of
Che GuevaraErnesto "Che" Guevara commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, military theorist, and major figure of the Cuban Revolution...
on one of its outside walls.
PopeThe pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
John Paul IIPope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer...
flew to this airport during his last visit to Cuba, flying round-trip between here and
José Martí International AirportJose Marti International Airport , previously called Rancho Boyeros International Airport, is located southwest of Havana, Cuba, and is a hub for Cubana de Aviación, Aerogaviota and Aerocaribbean, and former Latin American hub for Aeroflot Soviet Airlines. The airport lies in the municipality of...
in Havana.
The airport is basically a turbo-prop center. Nevertheless,
jetsA jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes — as high as 10,000 to 15,000 meters . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances...
also fly to this airport. Most commercial flights into
SCU are domestic, but there are about twenty international flights each week; while these international flights are done mostly by domestic airlines, the international routes have nevertheless awakened the interest of some foreign airlines that might open flights into this airport in the future.
- Aerocaribbean (Havana, Holguin, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo)
- Aerogaviota
Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates domestic passenger charters for the national tourist authority. Its main base is Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana.-History:...
(Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguin, Varadero)
- Aerotaxi
Aerotaxi is a charter airline based at Cayo Largo and Varadero, state-owned Aerotaxi operates basic services within Cuba and some Caribbean charters.-Fleet:Aerotaxi's fleets consists of**Douglas DC-3**LET L-410**Antonov AN-2**Cessna 337-Services:...
(Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Havana, Varadero)
- American Airlines
(Miami) [scheduled charters]
- American Eagle
American Eagle Airlines is a brand name used by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. , based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Executive Airlines based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the operation of passenger air service as regional affiliates of American Airlines. All three airlines are wholly-owned subsidiaries...
(Miami) [scheduled charters]
- CanJet
CanJet Airlines is a low-cost chartered airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada at the Halifax International Airport. It operates contract and ad hoc charters throughout Canada and the United States...
(Toronto-Pearson)
- Caribair
Caribair was an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It operated scheduled services within the Dominican Republic and to Haiti, as well as charter flights and air taxi services throughout the Caribbean. Its main base was La Isabela International Airport, Santo Domingo.- History...
(Puerto Plata, Santiago de los Caballeros) seasonal
- Cubana de Aviación
Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is Cuba's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline was founded on October 8, 1929, and has its corporate headquarters in Havana, Cuba. Its main base is at José Martí International Airport...
(Cienfuegos, Havana, Holguin, Madrid, Montréal-Trudeau, Paris-Orly, Varadero)
- Skyservice
Skyservice Inc. is a business aviation, air ambulance and charter airline based in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It owns around 50 business and airline aircraft and employs more than 2000 people . As well as Canada, the Skyservice Airlines division flies to the U.S., Caribbean,...
(Toronto-Pearson)
- Sunwing Airlines
Sunwing Airlines Inc. is an airline headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Travel Group and is a sister company to Sunwing Vacations/Vacances Sunwing, headquartered in Toronto...
(Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
As with some other airports in Latin America, there are reports of incidents where items or money got stolen by security officers during the searching of bags and other personal belongings of passengers.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Antonio Maceo Airport' Start a new discussion about 'Antonio Maceo Airport' Answer questions from other users |
Antonio Maceo Airport is an international
airportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in
SantiagoSantiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
,
CubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...
The airport has a drawing of
Che GuevaraErnesto "Che" Guevara commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, military theorist, and major figure of the Cuban Revolution...
on one of its outside walls.
PopeThe pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
John Paul IIPope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer...
flew to this airport during his last visit to Cuba, flying round-trip between here and
José Martí International AirportJose Marti International Airport , previously called Rancho Boyeros International Airport, is located southwest of Havana, Cuba, and is a hub for Cubana de Aviación, Aerogaviota and Aerocaribbean, and former Latin American hub for Aeroflot Soviet Airlines. The airport lies in the municipality of...
in Havana.
The airport is basically a turbo-prop center. Nevertheless,
jetsA jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes — as high as 10,000 to 15,000 meters . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances...
also fly to this airport. Most commercial flights into
SCU are domestic, but there are about twenty international flights each week; while these international flights are done mostly by domestic airlines, the international routes have nevertheless awakened the interest of some foreign airlines that might open flights into this airport in the future.
Airlines and destinations
- Aerocaribbean (Havana, Holguin, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo)
- Aerogaviota
Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates domestic passenger charters for the national tourist authority. Its main base is Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana.-History:...
(Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguin, Varadero)
- Aerotaxi
Aerotaxi is a charter airline based at Cayo Largo and Varadero, state-owned Aerotaxi operates basic services within Cuba and some Caribbean charters.-Fleet:Aerotaxi's fleets consists of**Douglas DC-3**LET L-410**Antonov AN-2**Cessna 337-Services:...
(Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Havana, Varadero)
- American Airlines
(Miami) [scheduled charters]
- American Eagle
American Eagle Airlines is a brand name used by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. , based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Executive Airlines based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the operation of passenger air service as regional affiliates of American Airlines. All three airlines are wholly-owned subsidiaries...
(Miami) [scheduled charters]
- CanJet
CanJet Airlines is a low-cost chartered airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada at the Halifax International Airport. It operates contract and ad hoc charters throughout Canada and the United States...
(Toronto-Pearson)
- Caribair
Caribair was an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It operated scheduled services within the Dominican Republic and to Haiti, as well as charter flights and air taxi services throughout the Caribbean. Its main base was La Isabela International Airport, Santo Domingo.- History...
(Puerto Plata, Santiago de los Caballeros) seasonal
- Cubana de Aviación
Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is Cuba's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline was founded on October 8, 1929, and has its corporate headquarters in Havana, Cuba. Its main base is at José Martí International Airport...
(Cienfuegos, Havana, Holguin, Madrid, Montréal-Trudeau, Paris-Orly, Varadero)
- Skyservice
Skyservice Inc. is a business aviation, air ambulance and charter airline based in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It owns around 50 business and airline aircraft and employs more than 2000 people . As well as Canada, the Skyservice Airlines division flies to the U.S., Caribbean,...
(Toronto-Pearson)
- Sunwing Airlines
Sunwing Airlines Inc. is an airline headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Travel Group and is a sister company to Sunwing Vacations/Vacances Sunwing, headquartered in Toronto...
(Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
Security Warning
As with some other airports in Latin America, there are reports of incidents where items or money got stolen by security officers during the searching of bags and other personal belongings of passengers. Be explicitly aware when one security officer distracts you with questions while another is still searching your bags.