Santiago De Cuba (SCU) → Rome (FCO)
A reference for the Antonio Maceo International Airport to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport route. You'll find the operators on file, the great-circle geometry, the connecting options if no nonstop fits your dates, and a short profile of each endpoint airport.
The flight from Santiago De Cuba (SCU) to Rome (FCO) covers a great-circle distance of roughly 8,390 km (5,213 miles). Aircraft leave Antonio Maceo International Airport on an initial northeast heading. As international sectors go, this one sits in the ultra-long-haul bracket: long enough that most carriers run it as its own dedicated rotation, but short enough to fit inside a single crew duty period.
2 carriers file a direct SCU to FCO sector, with Blue Panorama Airlines and Cubana de Aviación among the operators on record. A route attracting this many carriers usually points to a city pair with both leisure and business demand, or a competitive hub-to-hub link where the airline alliances overlap on the same metal.
Operators on the SCU → FCO direction
Carriers with at least one scheduled rotation on this sector in the OpenFlights dataset, ranked by the number of code-shared filings.
| IATA | Airline | Country | Callsign |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | Blue Panorama Airlines | Italy | BLUE PANOROMA |
| CU | Cubana de Aviación | Cuba | CUBANA |
This is ultra-long-haul flying that pushes airframes near the top of their certified range. Expect block times around 10h 37m, three meal services, a long sleep block, and a short list of carriers prepared to commit the right certified twin (777-200LR, A350-900ULR, 787-9 in long-range trim).
No obvious one-stop hubs appear on both ends of the network for this pair. Usually that means either the destination is a small spoke airport, or the only realistic itineraries route through a global super-hub well outside the region. The sections below point to the strongest candidates on each side.
This is an international sector between Cuba and Italy. Build in time for passport validity, possible visa requirements, and the time-zone gap between Santiago De Cuba and Rome. International itineraries are quoted in local time at each end, so a "midnight" departure in Santiago De Cuba typically lands the next morning in Rome. Customs clearance happens on first arrival in the destination country.
On the day of operation, the SCU to FCO direction lifts off heading northeast, then the great-circle track curves to compensate for the Earth's rotation. The return FCO to SCU sector heads west out of the gate, with 0 operators on file for the inbound side. Combine the two operator lists for a full picture of the city pair's competitive landscape.
Endpoints
Other routes from Santiago De Cuba (SCU)
Other destinations served from the same origin. Handy for combining trips or for finding an alternate first leg.
Other routes into Rome (FCO)
Other origins that already file scheduled service into the destination airport.
Reading this route page
The operator list reflects scheduled-route filings in the OpenFlights dataset, not real-time availability. A carrier appearing here publishes a scheduled service on this sector. It isn't a live timetable, and the actual flight numbers, frequencies, and aircraft types shift season to season. For booking and current schedules, cross-reference the airline page above with the carrier's own website.
Distance here is the great-circle arc between the two airports' published coordinates. Real flight tracks wander off that line because of wind, ATC routings, oceanic crossings, and political airspace constraints. Block time is an estimate covering ground taxi, climb, cruise at typical jet speeds, and descent. Real block times shift with aircraft type, weather, and traffic, so treat the stat-strip number as a planning indicator rather than a published flight time.