Cesária Évora Airport (

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''Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora'') is

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's fourth-busiest

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(after Sal,

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, and Boa Vista), located on the

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. 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 long and its width is Binter Cabo Verde ATR72-600

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 Cesária Évora GCIH (; 27 August 194117 December 2011), more commonly known as Cize, was a Cape Verdean singer-songwriter. She received a Grammy Award in 2004 for her album '' Voz d'Amor''. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing withou ...

in 2012.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente
Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 63 It has a modern terminal of about and has the capacity to process about 500 passengers an hour.

Airlines and destinations

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. of cargo were transported, of which 227 international.

Passengers

Busiest international routes

References

External links

Cesária Évora International Airport

TACV website
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