Cesária Évora Airport
Cesária Évora Airport Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mindelo | ||||||||||
| Location | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||||||||||
| Hub for | TACV Cabo Verde Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W / 16.8331000°N 25.0569000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Cesária Évora Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora) (IATA: VXE, ICAO: GVSV) is Cape Verde's fourth-busiest airport (after Sal, Praia, and Boa Vista), located on the island of São Vicente, nearly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the centre of Mindelo. It is located in the valley area in the west of the island and is north of the village of São Pedro. Its runway is 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) long and its width is 45 metres (148 ft)[2]
History[edit]
The airport was constructed in 1959–1960. It was expanded to be able to host international flights between 2005 and 2009. The airport was officially renamed after the highly acclaimed singer Cesária Évora in 2012.[3] It has a modern terminal of about 11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft) and has the capacity to process about 500 passengers an hour.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at São Vicente Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bestfly Cabo Verde[4] | Praia, Sal, São Nicolau |
| Cabo Verde Airlines | Lisbon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[5] Praia, Sal |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg[6] |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly[7] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Amsterdam |
Statistics[edit]
In 2017, the annual passenger number was 266,221, of which 82,892 on international flights. There were 5,146 air operations, of which 780 international. 377 tonnes (371 long tons; 416 short tons) of cargo were transported, of which 227 international.[1]
Passengers[edit]
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| Year | Passengers |
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| 2016[1] | 219,422 |
| 2017[1] | 266,221 |
| 2018[1] | 250,284 |
| 2019[1] | 253,077 |
Busiest international routes[edit]
| Destination | Passengers | |
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| 1 | Lisbon, Portugal | 83,709 |
| 2 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16,537 |
| 3 | Paris, France | 631 |
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See also[edit]
- List of airports in Cape Verde
- Transport in São Vicente, Cape Verde
- List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Aeroporto de São Vicente – ASA | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 63
- ^ "Schedules". bestflycaboverde.com.
- ^ "CABO VERDE AIRLINES VAI RETOMAR VOOS PARA PARIS". 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Luxair agenda voos directos para SV a partir de dezembro". 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Transavia Programa Terceira Rota Para Cabo Verde A Partir De Novembro". 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Article at A Semana" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
External links[edit]
- Cesária Évora International Airport Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- TACV website
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