Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Leeward Point Field, also known as Leeward Airfield, is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 17 metres (56 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code NBW
- …has the ICAO airport code MUGM
- …is operated by United States Air Force
- Description: U.S. military airfield in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
- Also known as“Guantanamo Bay NAS”“Guantanamo Bay NAS - Leeward Point Field”“Guantanamo Bay NAS Airport”“Guantanamo Bay Naval Air Station”“Leeward Point Field”“MUGM”“NBW”“United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay”
- Abbreviations“GTMO”“Gitmo”
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Latitude
19.90889° or 19° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
-75.20462° or 75° 12′ 17″ west
UN/LOCODE
CU NBW
Open location code
77F6WQ5W+H5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
OpenStreetMap feature
military = airfield
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Guantanamo Bay Naval Base” goes by many names.
Leeward Point FieldChinese
关塔那摩湾海军航空站 - 背风角机场Chinese
背風角機場Chinese
MUGMIndonesian
NBWIndonesian
관타나모 만 해군 기지Japanese
リーワード・ポイント飛行場Japanese
Lapangan Terbang Guantanamo Bay NASMalay
MUGMPersian
NBWPersian
فرودگاه صحرایی لیوارد پوینتPersian
Военная база ГуантанамоRussian
Фурудгоҳи саҳро люорд пуинтTajik
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