Airports / Cuba / NBW
Leeward Point Field
MUGM / NBWGuantanamo Bay Naval Station, CubaELEV 56 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Leeward Point Field (MUGM / NBW) is a mid-sized airport serving Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba. Field elevation is 56 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list NBW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO, 11 nm), Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU, 36 nm), and Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA, 48 nm).
Trip costs from NBW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Gitmo and Leeward Point Fld. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NBW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MUGM
IATA
NBW
FAA / Local
MUGM
Elevation
56 ft
Coordinates
19.9065° N · 75.2071° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Cuba fields
state range 10–413 ft
At 56 ft, NBW sits lower than 63% of the 24 Cuba fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmGAOMariana Grajales AirportGuantánamo
- 36nmSCUAntonio Maceo International AirportSantiago
- 48nmMOAOrestes Acosta AirportMoa
- 48nmBCAGustavo Rizo AirportBaracoa
- 82nmHOGFrank Pais International AirportHolguin
- 82nmCU-0115[Duplicate] Holguín Air BaseHolguin
Location
Open the full mapMUGM · Leeward Point Field · Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba