Airports / Cuba / VRO
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Santa Marta, Cuba, Kawama Airport (MUKW / VRO) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 16 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
VRO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA, 9 nm), San Nicolás de Bari Airport (MUNB, 41 nm), and José Martí International Airport (HAV, 62 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VRO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Varadero. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VRO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MUKW
IATA
VRO
FAA / Local
MUKW
Elevation
16 ft
Coordinates
23.1240° N · 81.3016° 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 16 ft, VRO sits lower than 83% 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.
- 9nmVRAJuan Gualberto Gomez International AirportMatanzas
- 41nmMUNBSan Nicolás de Bari AirportSan Nicolás de Bari
- 62nmHAVJosé Martí International AirportHavana
- 71nmUPBPlaya Baracoa AirportHavana
- 76nmCFGJaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegos
- 84nmSNUAbel Santamaria International AirportSanta Clara
Location
Open the full mapMUKW · Kawama Airport · Santa Marta, Cuba