We recommend at least 1 hour for a comfortable connection at Antonio Maceo International. The minimum connection time is 60 minutes for domestic flights and 120 minutes for international flights. Transit between terminals takes up to 10 minutes.

Domestic-to-Domestic: 60 min. Domestic-to-International: 90 min. International-to-Domestic: 90 min. International-to-International: 120 min. These are the shortest layovers airlines will sell at Antonio Maceo International.

Antonio Maceo International is a small regional airport built primarily for origin-destination traffic to Santiago de Cuba, not for connections, so itineraries routing through here are rare and poorly supported. There is a single small terminal with minimal signage in English and no dedicated transfer infrastructure, meaning any connection requires manually collecting bags and re-checking in. Flight schedules are sparse, so a missed connection can mean a wait of a day or more for the next service. The entire airport is a single compact building, so all passenger movement between check-in, security, and the gate area is on foot and takes only a few minutes. There is no airside transfer desk, so passengers connecting between flights must exit through arrivals, re-enter via check-in, and clear security again regardless of whether the itinerary is domestic or international. This re-screening step, combined with slow manual processing, is the main bottleneck rather than physical distance.

Still insufficient given the mandatory re-check-in and security process outside any transfer system. See full 30 min guide →

Cutting it very close even for a same-terminal domestic-to-domestic connection with no transfer desk. See full 45 min guide →

Matches the domestic-domestic MCT and gives enough time for the manual re-check-in process. See full 1 hr guide →

Comfortable for domestic connections and workable for domestic-international with light traffic. See full 1¼ hr guide →

Meets the domestic-international and international-domestic MCT thresholds with a reasonable buffer. See full 1½ hr guide →

Covers even international-international connections including immigration and customs processing. See full 2 hr guide →

Very comfortable, allowing for slow processing or minor schedule delays. See full 2½ hr guide →

Ample time for any connection type, including unexpected queues or paperwork issues. See full 3 hr guide →

Far more time than needed, though better spent researching backup flight options given SCU's limited schedule. See full 4 hr guide →