Leeward Point Field
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.
Leeward Point Field Leeward Airfield Naval Station Guantanamo Bay | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view, 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||||||||||
| Location | Guantánamo Bay, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 56 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°54′23″N 075°12′25″W | ||||||||||
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  MUGM Location in Cuba | |||||||||||
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Facilities
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]
gollark: Idea: nuclear container ships.
gollark: Really inefficient shipping I guess?
gollark: * hydrodynamic
gollark: Null Island at 0, 0 you mean?
gollark: Then friction from the water would be bad.
References
- Airport information for MUGM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for NBW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Photos of Leeward Airfield". Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
External links
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