Ignacio Agramonte International Airport Explained

Ignacio Agramonte International Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte
Iata:CMW
Icao:MUCM
Type:Public
Operator:ECASA
Location:Camagüey
Elevation-M:126
Coordinates:21.4203°N -77.8475°W
Pushpin Map:Cuba
Pushpin Label:MUCM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cuba
Website:camaguey.airportcuba.net
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Aerodrome chart[1]

Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Internacional Ignacio Agramonte) is an international airport in central Camagüey Province, Cuba. It serves the city of Camagüey and the resort village of Santa Lucía.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force from 1942 until 1944. The 25th Bombardment Group 417th Bombardment Squadron flew B-18 Bolo bombers from the airfield, known as Camaguey Air Base, from 13 April 1942 though August 1943. The squadron flew antisubmarine missions over the northern Caribbean. The base was also used for air-sea rescue missions by the 1st Rescue Squadron.[2]

From 1 January 1943, the USAAF set up postal operations for Camaguey using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 2714 APO MIA.[3] The United States Navy also set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations. They used the Fleet Post Office, Atlantic located in New York City with the address: 617 FPO NY.[4]

The airport was closed from March to October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Camagüey Air Base

The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base:

References

  1. http://www.iacc.gov.cu/Documentos/aerodromos/planoaerodromoMUCM.pdf Aerodrome chart
  2. Web site: Air Force History Index -- Search. airforcehistoryindex.org.
  3. Web site: US Army Air Force Post Offices. 1 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928064023/http://www.armyairforces.com/Data/PostOffices.aspx. 28 September 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: World War II Navy Post Office Numbers. 1 October 2011. 10 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111010184205/http://bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_ww2_location-codes.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Loading.... cubaaldescubierto.com.

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