José Martí International Airport guide

The airport opened on 24 February 1930, replacing the earlier Ciudad Libertad Airport, and was renamed in 1953 to honour the poet, journalist and independence leader José Martí. Its single runway, 06/24, runs 4,000 metres of asphalt on the southwestern edge of Havana. A separate cargo terminal, run as a joint venture between Cargosur and Aerovaradero, handles up to 600 tonnes of freight and sits apart from the passenger buildings.

The state enterprise Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos (ECASA) operates the field from Boyeros municipality, and it serves as the home hub for both Cubana de Aviación and the regional carrier Aerogaviota, which between them connect Havana to Cuba's other provincial airports. Scheduled US service, suspended for decades under the embargo, resumed in 2016 following the diplomatic thaw between Washington and Havana.

Today the airport links Havana to Europe on Turkish Airlines, to Asia on Air China, to Latin America on Copa Airlines, Aeroméxico, Wingo and Rutaca Airlines, and to the United States on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines. Caribbean Airlines, Conviasa and TAAG Angola Airlines round out its long-haul network.