Varadero Airport (VRA) Information

Where is Varadero Airport?  

Varadero International Airport (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR), officially Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport, also known as Varadero Gómez International Airport, Varadero Gómez Airport, or simply Varadero Airport, is located near the town of Matanzas, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) from Varadero, in Matanzas province, Cuba.

The airport is named to honor was journalist, Cuban Independence fighter and black rights activist Juan Gualberto Gómez..

Varadero Airport serves about 1.3 million passengers a year, making it the 2nd busiest airport in Cuba after Havana José Martí International Airport (HAV). 

Airlines that fly to Varadero Airport include Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Arkefly, Calima Aviación, CanJet, Condor, Cubana de Aviación, Edelweiss Air, Finnair, Jetairfly, LOT Polish Airlines, Servicios Aéreos Profesionales, Sunwing Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, Transaero Airlines, WestJet and White Airways.

Cities with flights to Varadero Airport include Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Buenos-Aires, Calgary, Düsseldorf, Edmonton, Frankfurt, Halifax, Hamilton, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Punta Cana, Québec City, Regina, Santiago de Cuba, Saskatoon, St. John's, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Toronto, Vancouver, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich.

Services at Varadero Airport include:

• Duty free
• Rum and cigar shop
• Shops
• Cafeteria
• Drugstore
• Children's play area

Cuba has a Departure Tax of 25 CUC which must be paid, in cash only, when leaving the country. After you check-in for your departing flight, look for the nearby "Departure Tax" window. Be sure you get a stamp on your boarding pass.