Airport in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
Leeward Point Field [ 1] (IATA : NBW , ICAO : MUGM ), also known as Leeward Airfield ,[ 3] is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay , Cuba . On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m).[ 1]
References
External links
Media related to Aviation at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay at Wikimedia Commons
Camp Delta -- blanket term used to refer to most of the other camps, including:
Camp one -- April 2002 -- open air cages, but with plumbing
Camp two -- open air cages, but with plumbing
Camp three -- open air cages, but with plumbing
Camp four -- more pleasant surroundings for the most compliant detainees
Camp five -- permanent facility modeled after a bureau of prison maximum security facility
Camp six -- permanent facility modeled after a bureau of prison maximum security facility
Camp Five Echo -- "disciplinary block" for "non-compliant" prisoners
Camp seven -- aka Camp Platinum , secret location, former CIA "high value detainees" held here
Camp No -- secret interrogation center
Camp X-Ray -- January - April 2002 -- open air cages with no plumbing
Camp Iguana -- originally held child detainees, now holds the men determined to be innocent
Camp Echo -- isolation cells, and cells where detainees are held prior to meeting their lawyers
Guantanamo psychiatric ward -- opened in March 2003
Strawberry Fields -- black site run by the CIA
Penny Lane -- black site run by the CIA
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