Airports / Cuba / GAO
Mariana Grajales Airport
MUGT / GAOGuantánamo, CubaELEV 56 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Leeward Point Field (NBW) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mariana Grajales Airport, listed as MUGT / GAO, is a mid-sized airport in Guantánamo, Cuba. The airport sits 56 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GAO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Leeward Point Field (NBW, 11 nm), Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA, 37 nm), and Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU, 39 nm).
Charter pricing from GAO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Aerodromo los Caños. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Guantánamo.
Field capability
ICAO
MUGT
IATA
GAO
FAA / Local
MUGT
Elevation
56 ft
Coordinates
20.0853° N · 75.1583° 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, GAO 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.
- 11nmNBWLeeward Point FieldGuantanamo Bay Naval Station
- 37nmMOAOrestes Acosta AirportMoa
- 39nmSCUAntonio Maceo International AirportSantiago
- 40nmBCAGustavo Rizo AirportBaracoa
- 77nmHOGFrank Pais International AirportHolguin
- 78nmCU-0115[Duplicate] Holguín Air BaseHolguin
Location
Open the full mapMUGT · Mariana Grajales Airport · Guantánamo, Cuba