Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Matanzas, Matanzas Province (Cuba)

IATA: VRA ICAO: MUVR

Longest Active Runway

11,490 ft

3,502 meters

Field Elevation

210 ft

64 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

23.0344°, -81.4353°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #267 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#436 of 7558

Top 5.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Cuba)

#3 of 5 in CU

#4 of 24 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VRA in numbers: 11,490 ft longest runway · tied #267 of 650 published · #436 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.8%) · #3 in Cuba.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

VRA lies at 64 m (210 ft), #369 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 VRA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: José Martí International Airport (HAV), 53.9 NM, 13,123 ft. Next: SNU 88.8 NM. HAV has the radius's longest runway, 1,633 ft more than VRA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,490 ft (3,502 m)

VRA runway: 06/24 11,490 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 5 in Cuba; SCU leads by 1,640 ft (13,130 ft). +14.9% 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	11,490 ft (3502 m / 3.502 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
José Martí International Airport (Havana)	`HAV`	53.9 NM (99.8 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Abel Santamaria International Airport (Santa Clara)	`SNU`	88.8 NM (164.5 km)	9,898 ft	✅ Lighted

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