Cuba is a magnificent tropical nature, Havana cigars, exotic beaches, Cuban rum and colorful carnivals. And tourists from all over the world aspire to this heavenly place. But from the CIS countries, the path to Cuba is by no means close. It, of course, can be overcome by water. True, this romantic journey will take a long time. But there is a faster and more prosaic way - this is an airplane. And here many people have a question - how much to fly to Cuba? Not so much: 13 hours - and you are on the Island of Freedom!
Since Cuba is an island state, God himself ordered the development of air transport on it. And so the airports of Cuba are located in different parts of the country. There are many of them, but only five airports accept international flights. Of the rest, only domestic flights on small aircraft are made. And five international terminals are located in places such as Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero, Holguin and Cayo Largo. And airliners of such companies as Aeroflot land in them,KLM, British Airways and others.
And the largest airport in Cuba is named after Jose Marti, a Cuban poet and patriot. It is located in the city of Boyeros, which is located 15 kilometers from Havana. This airport is a hub for several local airlines, in addition, it receives flights from over 25 foreign air carriers. It has four terminals, and 4 million passengers pass through them a year.
Terminals 1, 2 and 4 are used for domestic and regional flights only. The third terminal is international. It is the largest and most modern of all. It was opened in 1988, while Fidel Castro and Jean Chretien, the Canadian Prime Minister, were present. 25 airlines take off and land here, flying to more than 30 countries.
The second airport in Cuba is Juan Gualberto Gomez, which accepts international flights. It serves the province of Matanzas and the famous island resort of Varadero. The airport bears the name of a famous journalist who fought for the rights of black people on this island. It is the second busiest airport. It accepts both international and domestic flights. And through this airport in Cuba passes a quarter of the country's air traffic. It has only one terminal, which has all the amenities for passengers. These are shops, cafeterias, snack bars, kiosks and other amenities.
Cuba's next airport is named after Frank Bae, a Cuban revolutionary. And it is located near the city of Holguin, the capital of the province of the same name. The main thingthe purpose of Franca Pai Airport is to receive tourists arriving at the resorts of Guardalacava. There are two terminals here: one is small, for domestic flights, and the second - large - accepts international flights.
Abel Santamaria is a small international airport located near the city of Santa Clara, the capital of the province of Villa Clara. It bears the name of another Cuban revolutionary and serves the central part of the island, the city of Santa Clara and resort destinations such as Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Santa Maria.
The fifth airport of Cuba - Jardines del Rey - is located in the east of the island of Coco Cay. Until 2002, only small planes could land here. But in December 2002, a new airport was built here, which receives international flights. Mostly tourists fly here who want to relax in such popular resorts as Cayo Guillermo and Cayo Coco.
