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Ciudad Libertad Airport
IATA: none ICAO: MULB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Havana, Cuba
Elevation AMSL	30 m / 98 ft
Coordinates	23°05′38″N 082°26′17″W / 23.09389°N 82.43806°W / 23.09389; -82.43806
Map
MULBLocation in Cuba
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,065 6,775 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Ciudad Libertad Airport (ICAO: MULB) is a defunct airport near Havana, Cuba. and formerly known as El Aeropuerto de Columbia. Located in the borough of Playa, it was Cuba's main airport until 1930, when it was replaced by José Martí International Airport. The airport was also the location of the 1960 Cuban Grand Prix. Two days prior to the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 the airport was bombed by US planes. It previously had two runways, but only one remains. It is now a school.

Facilities

The former airport resides at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,065 m × 50 m (6,775 ft × 164 ft).

References

1. ^ "Airport information for MULB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Bombardeo de aeropuertos Cubanos at sierramaestra.cu

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Main structures	Central Station Omnibus Terminal Harbor Lighthouse Airports José Martí International Ciudad Libertad Playa Baracoa

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