List of airports in Cape Verde

This is a list of airports in Cape Verde, which have been historically an important infrastructural need for the economy and development of the country, since being an archipelago makes it impossible to have terrestrial links between the main cities and towns. As such, in addition to frequent maritime connections, every island except Brava and Santo Antão has a domestic airport.

Praia Airport, which was opened to international flights on September 2005, caters mainly to the Cape Verdian diaspora; Sal Airport, which previously handled all international flights, currently serves mainly the tourist industry of Sal Island. In late 2009 the São Pedro Airport on the island of São Vicente became an international airport.

Airports

Island City / town ICAO[1] IATA[1] Airport name Coordinates Passengers (2017)[2]
Boa Vista Rabil GVBA BVC Aristides Pereira International Airport 16°8′11″N 022°53′20″W 512,778
Fogo São Filipe GVSF SFL São Filipe Airport 14°53′7″N 024°28′49″W 72,949
Maio Porto Inglês GVMA MMO Maio Airport 15°9′22″N 023°12′49″W 15,100
Sal Espargos GVAC SID Amílcar Cabral International Airport 16°44′32″N 022°56′56″W 1,092,789
Santiago Praia GVNP RAI Nelson Mandela International Airport 14°56′29″N 023°29′5″W 662,356
São Nicolau Preguiça GVSN SNE São Nicolau Airport 16°35′18″N 024°17′3″W 27,038
São Vicente São Pedro GVSV VXE Cesária Évora Airport 16°50′0″N 025°3′20″W 266,221
Defunct airports
Brava Brava GVBR BVR Esperadinha Airport 14°51′52″N 024°44′46″W
Fogo Mosteiros GVMT MTI Mosteiros Airport 15°2′42″N 024°20′24″W
Santiago Praia GVFM RAI Francisco Mendes International Airport 14.924°N 023.494°W / 14.924; -023.494 (Francisco Mendes International Airport (Praia))
Santo Antão Ponta do Sol GVAN NTO Agostinho Neto Airport 17°12′11″N 025°5′27″W

See also

References

  1. Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Cape Verde
  2. "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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