# Leeward Point Field (NBW / MUGM)

**Leeward Point Field** (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM) is a medium airport in Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Guantánamo Province, Cuba. It has one runway, 2,438 m (8,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Navy.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mugm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NBW / MUGM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
- Elevation: 17 m / 56 ft
- Coordinates: 19.9065, -75.2071
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 8,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeward_Point_Field (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6516582
- Weather station: MUGM · WMO 78367
- Ident: MUGM

## Timeline

- 18 Aug 1993: American International Airways Flight 808. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | =2,750 of 29,858 | =583 in North America | #14 in CU |
| Elevation | 17 m / 56 ft | =38,889 of 43,403 | =17,634 in North America | =66 in CU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =4 in CU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 136.175 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 134.100 |
| GND | GND | 118.450 |
| PMSV | METRO | 126.200 |
| TWR | LEEWARD TWR | 134.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mugt.md) Mariana Grajales Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [SCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mucu.md) Antonio Maceo International Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [MOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mumo.md) Orestes Acosta Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [BCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muba.md) Gustavo Rizo Airport · 89 km / 55 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mugm/data