The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero.

The airport was named after a journalist, fighter for the Cuban Independence and black rights activist in Cuba Juan Gualberto Gómez (1854–1933).

[5] In 2024, TUI terminated all flights to Varadero, which it had served from both Amsterdam and Brussels, due to a sharp decline in passenger figures to Cuba.

[6] Condor followed by announcing to terminate their route to Frankfurt in 2025, leaving the airport without year-round services to Europe.

[7] The terminal building has shops for tourists (including rum, cigars, T-shirts, books, carvings, pharmaceuticals) both before customs check point, at a large departures lounge with cafeterias on the upper level and a smaller air conditioned VIP lounge the lower level.