Cesária Évora Airport

"São Pedro Airport" redirects here. For the airport serving São Pedro, São Paulo, see São Pedro Airport (Brazil).

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)^[3]

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

Cesária Évora Airport Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora
IATA: VXE ICAO: GVSV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Vinci Airports[1]
Serves	Mindelo
Location	São Vicente, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL	20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates	16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W
Website	www.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
VXE Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 253,077 Operations 3,788 Metric tonnes of cargo 214.116[2]

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.^[4] 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]}

In July 2023 Vinci Airports finalized a financial arrangement to take over seven airports in Cape Verde under a concession agreement signed with the island country’s government. The company will be responsible for the funding, operation, maintenance, extension and modernization of the airports for 40 years, alongside its subsidiary ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal, which holds 30% of the concession company Cabo Verde Airports.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Bestfly Cabo Verde[5]	Praia, Sal, São Nicolau (all suspended)[6]
Cabo Verde Airlines[7]	Lisbon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[8] Praia, Sal
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg[9]
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon
Transavia	Seasonal: Paris–Orly[10]
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam

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.^[2]

Passengers

Annual passenger traffic at VXE airport. See Wikidata query.

Year	Passengers
2016[2]	219,422
2017[2]	266,221
2018[2]	250,284
2019[2]	253,077

Busiest international routes

	Destination	Passengers
1	Lisbon, Portugal	83,709
2	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16,537
3	Paris, France	631
Source:[11]

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. "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
2. "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. "Aeroporto de São Vicente – ASA | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
4. Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 63
5. "Schedules". bestflycaboverde.com.
6. ch-aviation.com - Bestfly pulls out of Cabo Verde over ACMI debacle 24 April 2024
7. "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
8. "CABO VERDE AIRLINES VAI RETOMAR VOOS PARA PARIS". 29 April 2023.
9. "Luxair agenda voos directos para SV a partir de dezembro". 15 November 2021.
10. "Transavia Programa Terceira Rota Para Cabo Verde A Partir De Novembro". 28 April 2023.
11. "Article at A Semana" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

External links

• Cesária Évora International Airport Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
• TACV website