Abel Santamaria International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province (Cuba)

IATA: SNU ICAO: MUSC

Longest Active Runway

9,898 ft

3,017 meters

Field Elevation

338 ft

103 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

22.4922°, -79.9431°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #584 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,039 of 7558

Top 13.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Cuba)

#5 of 5 in CU

#6 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SNU in numbers: 9,898 ft longest runway · tied #584 of 650 published · #1,039 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.7%) · #5 in Cuba.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SNU lies at 103 m (338 ft), #317 of 650 published airports by elevation and 45.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 89 ft above the Cuba median (249 ft, 5 airports); HOG is highest at 361 ft, 23 ft higher than SNU.

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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), 88.8 NM, 11,490 ft. VRA has the radius's longest runway, 1,592 ft more than SNU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,898 ft (3,017 m)

SNU runway: 08/26 9,898 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 5 in Cuba; SCU leads by 3,232 ft (13,130 ft). −1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	9,898 ft (3017 m / 3.017 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`	88.8 NM (164.5 km)	11,490 ft	✅ Lighted

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