José Martí International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Havana, La Habana Province (Cuba)

IATA: HAV ICAO: MUHA

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

210 ft

64 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

22.9892°, -82.4091°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#125 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Cuba)

#2 of 5 in CU

#2 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HAV in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #125 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #2 in Cuba.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HAV lies at 64 m (210 ft), #368 of 650 published airports by elevation and 37.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 39 ft below the Cuba median (249 ft, 5 airports); HOG is highest at 361 ft, 151 ft higher than HAV.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA), 53.9 NM, 11,490 ft. HAV has the longest runway in this radius, 1,633 ft over VRA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

HAV runway: 06/24 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 5 in Cuba; SCU leads by 7 ft (13,130 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (Matanzas)	`VRA`	53.9 NM (99.8 km)	11,490 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →