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This is a list of airports in Cape Verde, which have been historically an important infrastructural need for the economy and development of the country, since being an
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makes it impossible to have terrestrial links between the main cities and towns. As such, in addition to frequent maritime connections, every island except
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and Santo Antão has a domestic airport. Praia Airport, which was opened to international flights in September 2005, caters mainly to the Cape Verdian
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; Sal Airport, which previously handled all international flights, currently serves mainly the tourist industry of
Sal Island Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic ...
. In late 2009 the São Pedro Airport on the island of São Vicente became an international airport. __TOC__


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Transport in Cape Verde Most transportation in Cape Verde is done by air. There are regular flights between the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent flights to the other islands. Boat transportation is available, though not widely used nor dep ...
* List of airports by ICAO code: G#GV - Cape Verde * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Cape Verde


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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
Airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
Airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...