Cesária Évora 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 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) long and its width is 45 metres (148 ft)[2]

Binter Cabo Verde ATR 72-500 taxiing at the airport.
"São Pedro Airport" redirects here. For the airport serving São Pedro, São Paulo, see São Pedro Airport (Brazil).
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
Websitewww.asa.cv
Map
VXE is located in Cape Verde
VXE
VXE
Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers253,077
Operations3,788
Metric tonnes of cargo214.116[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.[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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at São Vicente Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
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 (begins 4 November 2023)[7]
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
Annual passenger traffic at VXE airport. See Wikidata query.
YearPassengers
2016[1]219,422
2017[1]266,221
2018[1]250,284
2019[1]253,077

Busiest international routes
DestinationPassengers
1Lisbon, Portugal83,709
2Amsterdam, Netherlands16,537
3Paris, France631
Source:[8]

See also

References
  1. "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. "Aeroporto de São Vicente – ASA | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 63
  4. "Schedules". bestflycaboverde.com.
  5. "CABO VERDE AIRLINES VAI RETOMAR VOOS PARA PARIS". 29 April 2023.
  6. "Luxair agenda voos directos para SV a partir de dezembro". 15 November 2021.
  7. "Transavia Programa Terceira Rota Para Cabo Verde A Partir De Novembro". 28 April 2023.
  8. "Article at A Semana" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-06.


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