HAV · Havana, Cuba
José Martí International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC-04:00) · 22.9892° N, 82.4091° W
José Martí International Airport
Cuban airport serving Havana located in Boyeros
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for HAV
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4839; ident MUHA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
havana.airportcuba.net
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
José Martí International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
HAV / MUHA
OurAirports ident
MUHA
GPS / local code
MUHA
ISO region
CU-03
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
havana.airportcuba.net
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q381677
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC-04:00
Time zone
CST
America/Havana · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
16 km
Approximate distance to central Havana.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Havana
Languages
Spanish
Currency
CUC ($), CUP ($)
Country area
109,884 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1930 · Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos
Owner / entity
Q381677
Hub airlines
former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
José Martí International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Havana, Cuba. Havana's built-up core sits roughly 16 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Havana (UTC-04:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
José Martí International Airport (HAV / MUHA) is at 22.9892° N, 82.4091° W, elevation 210 ft (64 m), serving Havana, Cuba.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Havana is in Cuba (capital Havana); on America/Havana (CST, UTC-04:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: CUC ($), CUP ($).
Distance from central Havana: 16 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HAV.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
José Martí International Airport (HAV / MUHA)
José Martí International Airport · Cuban airport serving Havana located in Boyeros
Known label 1
Habana
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HAV, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MUHA · MUHA · CU-03
havana.airportcuba.net · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is Cuba's main international airport, and serves several million passengers each year.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for HAV; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Boyeros
boyeros · 2.1 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 188,593 · city coordinates 23.0072, -82.4017
2. Santiago de las Vegas
santiago-de-las-vegas · 3.1 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 35,241 · city coordinates 22.9700, -82.3869
3. Fontanar
fontanar · 3.9 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 178,601 · city coordinates 23.0239, -82.4080
4. Arroyo Naranjo
arroyo-naranjo · 6.4 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 210,053 · city coordinates 23.0381, -82.3770
5. Bejucal
bejucal · 7.1 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 18,123 · city coordinates 22.9286, -82.3886
6. Balcón de la Lisa
balcon-de-la-lisa · 8.2 km from HAV
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 147,415 · city coordinates 23.0535, -82.4476
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. VRA MUVR
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Matanzas
100 km from HAV · America/Havana · +0h · elevation 210 ft (64 m) · airport coordinates 23.0344, -81.4353
2. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami
379 km from HAV · America/New_York · -1h · elevation 8 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 25.7960, -80.2898
3. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers
400 km from HAV · America/New_York · -1h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 26.5347, -81.7528
Route-time reference set
1. HAV-VRA
Matanzas · 100 km · 58m
America/Havana · +0h from HAV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HAV-MIA
Miami · 379 km · 1h 19m
America/New_York · -1h from HAV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. HAV-RSW
Fort Myers · 400 km · 1h 20m
America/New_York · -1h from HAV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HAV.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. VRA MUVR
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Matanzas · 100 km from HAV
large airport · America/Havana · cuba · 210 ft (64 m) · 23.0344, -81.4353
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
José Martí International Airport, sometimes known by its former name Rancho Boyeros Airport, is an international airport located in the municipality of Boyeros, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the centre of Havana, Cuba, and is a hub for Cubana de Aviación and Aerogaviota, and former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HAV.
Source note 2
It is Cuba's main international airport, and serves several million passengers each year.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HAV.
Source note 3
The facility is operated by Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos (ECASA).
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HAV.
Country and authority
HAV sits in Cuba (Republic of Cuba), whose capital is Havana. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Americas, Caribbean.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: CUC ($), CUP ($). HAV is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
HAV is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Habana. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Cuban airport serving Havana located in Boyeros. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is Cuba's main international airport, and serves several million passengers each year.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q381677 · José Martí International Airport. Administrative area: Boyeros. Named after: José Martí
Field and clock profile
José Martí International Airport is a near sea-level field at 210 ft (64 m), positioned at 22.9892° N, 82.4091° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses America/Havana (CST, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Boyeros is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.1 km. VRA Matanzas is the closest retained airport alternative at 100 km.
Country airport peers
HAV is compared with VRA Matanzas at 100 km inside the retained Cuba airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
HAV-VRA Matanzas: 100 km, about 58m, +0h. HAV-MIA Miami: 379 km, about 1h 19m, -1h. HAV-RSW Fort Myers: 400 km, about 1h 20m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MUHA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. havana.airportcuba.net is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies HAV as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Havana.
HAV (MUHA) is a near sea-level field at 210 ft (64 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HAV also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as cubana de aviación and aerogaviota, and former latin american hub for the soviet airline aeroflot.
HAV's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for HAV.
- José Martí International Airport, sometimes known by its former name Rancho Boyeros Airport, is an international airport located in the municipality of Boyeros, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the centre of Havana, Cuba, and is a hub for Cubana de Aviación and Aerogaviota, and former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot.
- It is Cuba's main international airport, and serves several million passengers each year.
- The facility is operated by Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos (ECASA).
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at havana.airportcuba.net, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for HAV
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
HAV uses America/Havana (CST, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
José Martí International Airport is about 16 km from central Havana; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
VRA Matanzas is the closest retained alternate at 100 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
havana.airportcuba.net is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place HAV inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
HAV ranks #1 in the curated Cuba airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
HAV shares America/Havana with VRA Matanzas CU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
HAV is 210 ft (64 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include VRA 210 ft (64 m) (0 ft delta) · HFE 207 ft (63 m) (3 ft delta) · LRM 213 ft (65 m) (3 ft delta) · ROV 213 ft (65 m) (3 ft delta) · ACC 205 ft (62 m) (5 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
HAV's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are VRA 100 km +0h · MIA 379 km -1h · RSW 400 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matanzas | VRA | 100 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Miami | MIA | 379 km | 1h 19m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Myers | RSW | 400 km | 1h 20m | -1h | --:--:-- |
HAV to VRA
Matanzas
Distance 100 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/Havana is +0h from HAV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HAV to MIA
Miami
Distance 379 km; estimated travel window 1h 19m; destination zone America/New_York is -1h from HAV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HAV to RSW
Fort Myers
Distance 400 km; estimated travel window 1h 20m; destination zone America/New_York is -1h from HAV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Havana is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
José Martí International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HAV, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Boyeros
boyeros · 2.1 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santiago de las Vegas
santiago-de-las-vegas · 3.1 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fontanar
fontanar · 3.9 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arroyo Naranjo
arroyo-naranjo · 6.4 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bejucal
bejucal · 7.1 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Balcón de la Lisa
balcon-de-la-lisa · 8.2 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marianao
marianao · 9.5 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Naranjito
naranjito · 11 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mantilla
mantilla · 11 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Víbora Park
vibora-park · 12 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Diez de Octubre
diez-de-octubre · 12 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Víbora
vibora · 12 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
José Martí International Airport is associated in the current source trail with former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Matanzas (VRA), Miami (MIA), Fort Myers (RSW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Cubana de Aviación and Aerogaviota, and former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930.
- Network role: former Latin American hub for the Soviet airline Aeroflot.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HAV. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Juan Gualberto Gomez International AirportVRA
Matanzas · large airport
- Distance
- 100 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 210 ft (64 m)
Compare against VRA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Miami International AirportMIA
Miami · large airport
- Distance
- 379 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 8 ft (2 m)
Compare against MIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Southwest Florida International AirportRSW
Fort Myers · large airport
- Distance
- 400 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against RSW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is José Martí International Airport (HAV) in?▾
José Martí International Airport is in the America/Havana timezone (UTC-04:00, CST).
What are the codes for José Martí International Airport?▾
José Martí International Airport uses IATA code HAV and ICAO code MUHA.
Where is José Martí International Airport located?▾
José Martí International Airport is located in Havana, Cuba at coordinates 22.9892° N, 82.4091° W, with an elevation of 210 ft (64 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is José Martí International Airport from central Havana?▾
José Martí International Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for Havana.
Which route reference is most useful from HAV?▾
Matanzas (VRA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/Havana, and a +0h difference from HAV.
What other airports in Cuba are close peers to HAV?▾
HAV's curated peers in Cuba on this site include VRA Matanzas.
How many runways does José Martí International Airport have?▾
José Martí International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 06/24.