Leeward Point Field
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Leeward Point Field Leeward Airfield Naval Station Guantanamo Bay | |||||||||||
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| File:US Navy 100506-N-8241M-317 An aerial view of the Leeward Airfield at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.jpg Aerial view, 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||||||||||
| Location | Guantánamo Bay, Cuba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 56 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
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| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |||||||||||
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| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Leeward Point Field[1] (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM), also known as Leeward Airfield,[3] is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.
Facilities
[edit | edit source]The airport resides at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m).[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for NBW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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