Antonio Maceo International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Santiago, Santiago de Cuba Province (Cuba)

IATA: SCU ICAO: MUCU

Longest Active Runway

13,130 ft

4,002 meters

Field Elevation

249 ft

76 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.9747°, -75.8355°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#50 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#90 of 7558

Top 1.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Cuba)

#1 of 5 in CU

#1 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SCU in numbers: 13,130 ft longest runway · #50 of 650 published · #90 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.2%) · #1 in Cuba.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SCU lies at 76 m (249 ft), #355 of 650 published airports by elevation and 39.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Cuba median; HOG is highest at 361 ft, 112 ft higher than SCU.

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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: Frank Pais International Airport (HOG), 55.7 NM, 10,624 ft. SCU has the longest runway in this radius, 2,506 ft over HOG.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,130 ft (4,002 m)

SCU runways: 10/28 13,130 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 19/01 4,593 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 5 in Cuba; 7 ft ahead of HAV (13,123 ft). +31.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	13,130 ft (4002 m / 4.002 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
19/01	4,593 ft (1400 m / 1.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ 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
Frank Pais International Airport (Holguin)	`HOG`	55.7 NM (103.2 km)	10,624 ft	✅ Lighted

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