São Filipe Airport

São Filipe Airport (Portuguese: Aeródromo de São Filipe, also: Aeródromo do Fogo) (IATA: SFL, ICAO: GVSF) is Cape Verde's fifth most-used airport, located in the island of Fogo. It is located 2 km southeast of the town of São Filipe, near the Atlantic Ocean. It is used for domestic flights only.

São Filipe Airport
IATA: SFL ICAO: GVSF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Vinci Airports[1]
Serves	São Filipe
Location	Fogo, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL	170 m / 558 ft
Coordinates	14°52′58.8″N 24°28′48″W
Website	www.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
SFL Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,350 4,429 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 72949 Aircraft Operations 1418 Metric tonnes of cargo 20.6[2]

The airport was completed in 1997,^[3] replacing a smaller airfield at the same location. Its runway measures 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft) wide. The maximum single-wheel load is 20 tonnes.^[3]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Cabo Verde Airlines[4]	Praia, Sal

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at SFL airport. See Wikidata query.

Year	Passengers	Operations	Cargo (t)
2012	74,408	-	-
2013[5]	62,088	1,756	54
2016[2]	55,168	1,052	25.6
2017[2]	72,949	1,418	20.6

See also

• Airports in Cape Verde
• List of buildings and structures in 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 8 August 2018.
3. Aeródromo do Fogo, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
4. "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
5. "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

External links

• Media related to São Filipe Airport at Wikimedia Commons