title: Mariana Grajales Airport
text: # Mariana Grajales Airport
  
  Mariana Grajales Airport (IATA: GAO, ICAO: MUGT) is an airport serving Guantánamo, a city in Cuba. It is located near the villages of Paraguay and Las Lajas. The airport is named after Mariana Grajales Cuello.
  
  ## Construction
  
  The runway was built during World War II by the US Navy as a reserve airfield for the US Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Up to the 60s was known as "Los Caños" aerodrome.
  
  ## Airlines and destinations
  
  | Airlines | Destinations |
  | - | - |
  | Cubana de Aviación | Havana |
  
  ## Facilities
  
  The airport resides at an elevation of 17 m (56 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,358 m × 46 m (7,736 ft × 151 ft).
  
  