Frank País Airport is an international airport

Airport

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 that serves the city of Holguín

Holguín

Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:...

 in Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. It bears the name of Cuban revolutionary Frank País

Frank País

Frank País was a Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba...

 and is located in the municipio

Municipio

Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...

 of Frank País

Frank País, Cuba

Frank País is a municipality in the Holguín Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Cayo Mambí.The municipality was named for the revolutionary Frank País.-Demographics:...

.

Airlines and destinations

Holguín Air Base

The airport is headquarters to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Eastern Command. The airport is also the base for two air regiments and fighter training centre:

• 1724th Interceptor Regiment
  • 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training
  • 3840th Interceptor Squadron
  • 34th Tactical Regiment

The base is home to Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is considered to belong to the Soviet third generation jet fighter category, along with similarly aged Soviet fighters such as the MiG-25 "Foxbat"...

BN ground attack bombers and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek by Polish pilots due to...

. The base is also home to a general purpose transport squadron using Mil Mi-17

Mil Mi-17

The Mil Mi-17 is a Russian helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude...

(4-6) and stored at one end of the airport.

World War II

January 1, 1943 the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) set up postal operations for Levisa Bay using Army Post Office, Miami with the address: 4910 APO MIA.

External links

• Holguin (Frank Pais) Airport website: Holguin.AirportCuba.net
• Cubana destinations and airports