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{{Infobox airport
| name                = Antonio Maceo Airport
| nativename          = <small>''Aeropuerto Internacional<br> Antonio Maceo y Grajales''</small>
| nativename-a        = 
| nativename-r        = 
| image               = 
| image-width         = 250
| IATA                = SCU
| ICAO                = MUCU
| type                = Public
| owner               = 
| operator            = ECASA
| city-served         = 
| location            = [[Santiago de Cuba]]
| elevation-m         = 76
| coordinates         = {{coord|19|58|12|N|075|50|08|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = Cuba
| pushpin_label       = MUCU
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Cuba
| website             = 
| metric-elev         = y
| metric-rwy          = y
| r1-number           = 10/28
| r1-length-m         = 4,002
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number           = 01/19
| r2-length-m         = 1,400
| r2-surface          = Asphalt
| stat-year           = 2016
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 
| stat2-header        = 
| stat2-data          = 
| footnotes           = Aerodrome chart<ref>[http://www.iacc.gov.cu/Documentos/aerodromos/planoaerodromoMUCU.pdf Aerodrome chart] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322084222/http://www.iacc.gov.cu/Documentos/aerodromos/planoaerodromoMUCU.pdf |date=March 22, 2012 }} Issued 27 September 2007</ref>
| hub                 = 
}}
'''Antonio Maceo Airport''' {{airport codes|SCU|MUCU}} is an international [[airport]] located in [[Santiago de Cuba|Santiago]], [[Cuba]].

==Overview==
The airport has a drawing of [[Che Guevara]] on one of its outside walls. [[Pope John Paul II]] flew to this airport during his last visit to Cuba, flying a round trip between here and [[José Martí International Airport]] in [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]]. Likewise, [[Pope Benedict XVI]], during the second papal visit to Cuba, flew here for Mass and other activities, from his visit to [[León, Guanajuato|León]], [[Guanajuato]] in Mexico, before moving on to Havana.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

The airport was home to the [[Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces]], which had stationed [[Antonov An-2]], [[Antonov An-26]], [[Mil Mi-8]] and [[Mil Mi-24]] aircraft here. The helipads are now part of the executive jet terminal on the north end of the airport.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

The airport is mostly used by turbo-prop aircraft. Nevertheless, [[jet aircraft]] also serve this airport. Most commercial flights were at one point domestic,{{cn|date=October 2020}} but there are about twenty international flights each week; while these international flights were at one point done mostly by domestic airlines, the international routes have nevertheless awakened the interest of some foreign airlines that have opened flights into this airport and might open more flights in the future.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

[[Hurricane Melissa]] damaged the airport in October 2025 and forced it to close.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-11-16 |title=Aeropuerto Antonio Maceo reanuda vuelos tras huracán |url=https://www.sierramaestra.cu/index.php/titulares/item/14692-aeropuerto-antonio-maceo-reanuda-vuelos-tras-huracan |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Periódico Sierra Maestra |language=es}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[Air Century]]<ref>[https://bookings.aircentury.com/ bookings.aircentury.com] retrieved 24 December 2024</ref> | [[Curaçao International Airport|Curaçao]], [[La Isabela International Airport|Santo Domingo–La Isabela]]
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| [[American Airlines]]<ref>[https://www.flightconnections.com/de/american-airlines-aa-fl%C3%BCge flightconnections.com - American Airlines] retrieved 24 December 2024</ref> | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]
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| [[Cubana de Aviación]]<ref>[https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-cubana-cu flightconnections.com - Cubana Flights and Destinations] retrieved 11 January 2025</ref> | [[José Martí International Airport|Havana]]
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| [[Fly All Ways]]<ref>[https://flyallways.com/flight-schedule-2/ flyallways.com - Flight Schedule] retrieved 24 December 2024</ref> | [[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport|Paramaribo]]
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| [[InterCaribbean Airways]]<ref>[https://d3fdhx4jd6oyi2.cloudfront.net/2024/11/interCaribbean-Airways-PDF-Timetable_DEC-01-2024.pdf cloudfront.net - interCaribbean Airways PDF Timetable] retrieved 24 December 2024</ref> | [[Norman Manley International Airport|Kingston–Norman Manley]]
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| [[Sunrise Airways]]<ref>[https://www.sunriseairways.net/en/destinations sunriseairways.net - Cuba] retrieved 24 December 2024</ref> | [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport|Port-au-Prince]]
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==Accidents and incidents==
* On 13 June 1929, a [[Fokker F-10|Fokker F.10A]] (NC9700) of [[Pan Am]] crashed on takeoff for Havana at 08:00, killing 2 of the 5 occupants. This was Cuba's first fatal airliner crash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F.10A NC9700 Santiago Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19290613-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 10 April 1959, a [[Douglas DC-3]] (registration unknown) of Compagnie Haitienne de Transports Aériens (COHATA) was hijacked on a passenger flight from [[Les Cayes]] to [[Port-au-Prince]] by 6 rebels who killed the captain and forced the co-pilot to fly to Cuba, the plane was then was landed in Santiago.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3 registration unknown Santiago Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590410-1 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 2 October 1959, a Viscount of [[Cubana de Aviación]] was hijacked on a flight from Havana to Antonio Maceo Airport, [[Santiago de Cuba]] by three men demanding to be taken to the [[United States]]. The aircraft landed at the [[Miami International Airport]].<ref name="ASN021059">{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591002-0 |title=Hijacking description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 September 2009}}</ref>
* On 27 March 1962, an [[Ilyushin Il-14]] (CU-T819) on Cubana de Aviacion Flight 853 to Havana crashed into the sea during initial climb at 20:00, 1.6&nbsp;km (1 mile) from here, killing all 22 occupants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-14 CU-T819 Santiago Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620327-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 23 March 1990, an [[Antonov An-26]] (CU-T1436) on Cubana de Aviacion Flight 7406 overran the runway after aborting takeoff, killing 4 passengers of the 46 occupants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 CU-T1436 Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900323-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 24 October 1990, a [[Yakovlev Yak-40|Yakovlev Yak-40S2]] (CU-T1202) on Cubana de Aviacion Flight 2886 from [[Camagüey|Camaguey]] crashed into mountainous terrain at 01:58, 4&nbsp;km (2.5 miles) east of the runway at 94 m (308 feet) on approach, killing 11 of the 31 occupants. The crew attempted the landing visually in instrument-only weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40S2 CU-T1202 Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901024-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 11 July 1997, an [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV]] (CU-T1262) on Cubana de Aviacion Flight 787 to Havana crashed at 21:56 due to loss of control during the initial climb 5&nbsp;km (3.1 miles) off the airport over the sea, killing all 44 occupants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV CU-T1262 Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970711-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 4 November 2010, [[Aero Caribbean Flight 883]], an [[ATR 72-212]], crashed in the centre of the country with 68 people on board. The aircraft was flying from Santiago de Cuba to Havana when it went down. 28 foreigners were reported to be among the passengers. There were no survivors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-11-05 |title=Cuba passenger plane crash kills all 68 people on board |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11700265 |access-date=2025-07-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Malkin |first=Elisabeth |date=2010-11-05 |title=Cuban Plane Crash Kills 68 People |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/americas/06cuba.html |access-date=2025-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Antonio Maceo Airport}}

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