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]

Cesária Évora Airport Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora
IATA: VXE ICAO: GVSV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Vinci Airports[1]
Serves	Mindelo, São Vicente
Location	São Vicente, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL	20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates	16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W
Website	vinci-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 former historic terminal building in 2007.

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
Cabo Verde Airlines[5]	Lisbon,[6] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[6][7] Praia, Sal[6]
easyJet	Lisbon (begins 28 October 2025)[8]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zurich (begins 29 October 2025)[9]
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg[10]
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon
Transavia	Seasonal: Paris–Orly[11]
TUI fly Netherlands	AmsterdamA[12]

Notes

• ^A : This flight makes an intermediate stop in Sal. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between São Vicente and Sal.

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

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

Busiest international routes (2016)

	Destination	Passengers[needs update]
1	Lisbon, Portugal	83,709
2	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16,537
3	Paris, France	631
Source:[13]

See also

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