Camp Garcia Vieques Airport

MCAS Vieques Airport was a Marine Corps Air Station at MCB Camp Garcia on the island-municipality of in . It was built in 1960 by USMC engineers and consisted of a single 5,000 ft east–west runway.
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  • Type: Abandoned airfield
  • Description: defunct Marine Corps air station
  • Also known as: “Camp Garcia Vieques” and “Camp Garcia Vieques Airfield”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Caracas Beach and Puerto Ferro Lighthouse.

Beach
, also known as Red Beach in English… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Camp Garcia Vieques Airport.

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Puerto Ferro Light, also known as Faro de Puerto… is situated 2 km south of Camp Garcia Vieques Airport.

Castle
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El , also known as Fuerte… is situated 4 km northwest of Camp Garcia Vieques Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esperanza.

Suburb
Photo: ReggaeMan567, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a comunidad in Barrio, on the… is situated 6 km west of Camp Garcia Vieques Airport.

Camp Garcia Vieques Airport

Latitude
18.11583° or 18° 6′ 57″ north
Longitude
-65.42277° or 65° 25′ 22″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
77CP4H8G+8V
Geo­Names ID
7315815
Wiki­data ID
Q19875931
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Destino and Colonia Luján.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Vieques Post Office and W Retreat And Spa, Vieques Island.

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