VRA · Matanzas, Cuba
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport.
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Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
Airport in Matanzas Province, Cuba
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for VRA
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 4859; ident MUVR; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
varadero-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Juan Gualberto Gómez 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
VRA / MUVR
OurAirports ident
MUVR
GPS / local code
MUVR
ISO region
CU-04
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
varadero-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q555863
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, 8:22 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
98 km
Approximate distance to central Matanzas.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Havana
Languages
Spanish
Currency
CUC ($), CUP ($)
Country area
109,884 km²
Passenger volume
1.28 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,490 ft / 3,502 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1989
Owner / entity
Q555863
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Matanzas, Cuba. Matanzas's built-up core sits roughly 98 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.
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA / MUVR) is at 23.0344° N, 81.4353° W, elevation 210 ft (64 m), serving Matanzas, 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.
Matanzas is in Cuba (capital Havana); on America/Havana (CST, UTC-04:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: CUC ($), CUP ($).
Distance from central Matanzas: 98 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 VRA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA / MUVR)
Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport · Airport in Matanzas Province, Cuba
Known label 1
Varadero
Alternate airport-name cue retained for VRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MUVR · MUVR · CU-04
varadero-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for VRA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Limonar
limonar · 9.7 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 25,421 · city coordinates 22.9504, -81.4106
2. Matanzas
matanzas · 15 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 146,733 · city coordinates 23.0439, -81.5828
3. Cárdenas
cardenas · 23 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 98,515 · city coordinates 23.0366, -81.2060
4. Varadero
varadero · 24 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 20,000 · city coordinates 23.1568, -81.2444
5. Unión de Reyes
union-de-reyes · 29 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 33,646 · city coordinates 22.7950, -81.5362
6. Jovellanos
jovellanos · 36 km from VRA
Cuba · America/Havana · +0h · population 47,164 · city coordinates 22.8038, -81.1913
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. HAV MUHA
José Martí International Airport · Havana
100 km from VRA · America/Havana · +0h · elevation 210 ft (64 m) · airport coordinates 22.9892, -82.4091
2. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami
328 km from VRA · America/New_York · -1h · elevation 8 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 25.7960, -80.2898
3. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale
362 km from VRA · America/New_York · -1h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 26.0726, -80.1527
Route-time reference set
1. VRA-HAV
Havana · 100 km · 58m
America/Havana · +0h from VRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. VRA-MIA
Miami · 328 km · 1h 15m
America/New_York · -1h from VRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. VRA-FLL
Fort Lauderdale · 362 km · 1h 17m
America/New_York · -1h from VRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,490 ft / 3,502 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for VRA.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. HAV MUHA
José Martí International Airport · Havana · 100 km from VRA
large airport · America/Havana · cuba · 210 ft (64 m) · 22.9892, -82.4091
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for VRA.
Country and authority
VRA 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 ($), CUP ($). VRA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
VRA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Varadero. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Matanzas Province, Cuba. 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: In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana. Location cue: The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q555863 · Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport. Administrative area: Matanzas. Named after: Juan Gualberto Gómez
Field and clock profile
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is a near sea-level field at 210 ft (64 m), positioned at 23.0344° N, 81.4353° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,490 ft / 3,502 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
Limonar is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.7 km. HAV Havana is the closest retained airport alternative at 100 km.
Country airport peers
VRA is compared with HAV Havana 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
VRA-HAV Havana: 100 km, about 58m, +0h. VRA-MIA Miami: 328 km, about 1h 15m, -1h. VRA-FLL Fort Lauderdale: 362 km, about 1h 17m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MUVR backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. varadero-airport.com 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
1.28 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,490 ft / 3,502 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies VRA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Matanzas.
VRA (MUVR) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 1.28 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 210 ft (64 m).
VRA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
VRA's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,490 ft / 3,502 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for VRA is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- In 2009, the airport handled 1.28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Cuba after José Martí International Airport in Havana.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at varadero-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for VRA
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
VRA uses America/Havana (CST, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is about 98 km from central Matanzas; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
HAV Havana is the closest retained alternate at 100 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
varadero-airport.com 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 VRA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
VRA ranks #2 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
VRA shares America/Havana with HAV Havana CU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
VRA is 210 ft (64 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HAV 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
VRA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are HAV 100 km +0h · MIA 328 km -1h · FLL 362 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana | HAV | 100 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Miami | MIA | 328 km | 1h 15m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Lauderdale | FLL | 362 km | 1h 17m | -1h | --:--:-- |
VRA to HAV
Havana
Distance 100 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/Havana is +0h from VRA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
VRA to MIA
Miami
Distance 328 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone America/New_York is -1h from VRA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
VRA to FLL
Fort Lauderdale
Distance 362 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone America/New_York is -1h from VRA. 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
Because the airport sits well outside central Matanzas, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
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.
Juan Gualberto Gomez 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 VRA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Limonar
limonar · 9.7 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Matanzas
matanzas · 15 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cárdenas
cardenas · 23 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Varadero
varadero · 24 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Unión de Reyes
union-de-reyes · 29 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jovellanos
jovellanos · 36 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pedro Betancourt
pedro-betancourt · 37 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Madruga
madruga · 45 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Cruz del Norte
santa-cruz-del-norte · 52 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Perico
perico · 52 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jaruco
jaruco · 59 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Güines
gueines · 64 km · America/Havana
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Havana (HAV), Miami (MIA), Fort Lauderdale (FLL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 1.28 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,490 ft / 3,502 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1989.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from VRA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
José Martí International AirportHAV
Havana · large airport
- Distance
- 100 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 210 ft (64 m)
Compare against HAV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Miami International AirportMIA
Miami · large airport
- Distance
- 328 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.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFLL
Fort Lauderdale · large airport
- Distance
- 362 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against FLL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA) in?▾
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is in the America/Havana timezone (UTC-04:00, CST).
What are the codes for Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport?▾
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport uses IATA code VRA and ICAO code MUVR.
Where is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport located?▾
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport is located in Matanzas, Cuba at coordinates 23.0344° N, 81.4353° W, with an elevation of 210 ft (64 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport from central Matanzas?▾
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport sits roughly 98 km from the nearest mapped city center for Matanzas.
Which route reference is most useful from VRA?▾
Havana (HAV) 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 VRA.
What other airports in Cuba are close peers to VRA?▾
VRA's curated peers in Cuba on this site include HAV Havana.
How many runways does Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport have?▾
Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,490 ft / 3,502 m; identifiers include 06/24.