Central Agramonte Airport

Economic. The airport was an ancillary facility whose sole purpose was to support the operations of the adjacent Central Agramonte sugar mill ('central' is a term for a sugar mill in Cuba). When the mill was permanently closed as part of a national economic plan, the airport lost its primary function and was subsequently abandoned.

The airport is completely abandoned and defunct. The paved runway remains physically intact but is in a state of severe disrepair, with numerous cracks, potholes, and significant vegetation overgrowth. The site is no longer used for any aviation purposes. It is now used informally by local residents as an access road for farm vehicles and, as is common with abandoned runways in rural Cuba, for drying grains and other agricultural products in the sun. No airport buildings or support facilities remain.

The airport was a vital agro-industrial infrastructure asset for the Central Agramonte sugar mill, one of the most important mills in the Camagüey province. Its primary historical operation was agricultural aviation. Fleets of aircraft, most notably the rugged Antonov An-2 biplane, used the airstrip for crop dusting (fumigation) and fertilizing the vast sugarcane plantations that fed the mill. This was crucial for maximizing crop yields. The airport may have also handled occasional light administrative or cargo flights related to the mill's management and logistics. Its significance lies in its role as a key component of the sugar production chain that was the backbone of the local and national economy for decades.

None. There are no known or plausible prospects for reopening Central Agramonte Airport. The economic basis for its existence—the sugar mill—is gone. The runway would require a complete and costly reconstruction to be usable for modern aircraft. Furthermore, the region is adequately served by the much larger Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (IATA: CMW, ICAO: MUCM) in the nearby city of Camagüey, negating any potential demand for a small, rural airstrip at this location.