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Cesária Évora Airport

Cesária Évora Airport

Binter Cabo Verde ATR 72-500 taxiing at the airport.

Binter Cabo Verde ATR 72-500 taxiing at the airport.

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 1,975 metres (6,480 ft) long and its width is 45 metres (148 ft).

Cesária Évora Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA)
ServesMindelo
LocationSão Vicente, Cape Verde
Hub forTACV Cabo Verde Airlines
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W [7]
Websitewww.caboverde.com/ilhas/s-vicen/tacv.htm [8]
Map
VXE is located in Cape Verde
VXE
VXE
Location in Cape Verde
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
07/251,9756,480Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers266,221
Operations5,146
Metric tonnes of cargo377[1]

History

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.[2] 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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Binter Cabo VerdePraia, Sal
Cabo Verde AirlinesPraia (resumes 26 September 2019), Sal (begins 24 September 2019)
Cabo Verde ExpressCharter: Sal
TAP Air PortugalLisbon
TUI fly NetherlandsAmsterdam

Statistics

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

YearPassengers
2012210,095
2013218,416
2016[1]219,422
2017[1]266,221

Busiest international routes

DestinationPassengers
1Lisbon, Portugal29,303
2Paris, France11,350
3Amsterdam, Netherlands5,096
4Porto, Portugal1,140
Source:[3]

See also

  • List of airports in Cape Verde

  • Transport in São Vicente, Cape Verde

  • List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.asa.cv"Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.portaldoconhecimento.gov.cvInventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 63
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[3]
Citation Linkasemana.publ.cv"Article at A Semana" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
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[4]
Citation Linkworldaerodata.comAirport information for GVSV
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[5]
Citation Linkwww.asa.cvCesária Évora International Airport
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[6]
Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTACV website
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[7]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W
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[8]
Citation Linkwww.caboverde.comwww.caboverde.com/ilhas/s-vicen/tacv.htm
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.asa.cv"Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017"
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.portaldoconhecimento.gov.cvInventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente
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[11]
Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Article at A Semana"
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[12]
Citation Linkasemana.publ.cvthe original
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[13]
Citation Linkworldaerodata.comAirport information for GVSV
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.asa.cvCesária Évora International Airport
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[15]
Citation Linkweb.archive.orgTACV website
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