Cesária Évora Airport ( Portuguese ''Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora'') is
Cape Verde
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's fourth-busiest
airport
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Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Boa Vista), located on the
island
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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
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.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.
In July 2023
Vinci Airports
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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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at São Vicente Airport:
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* : This flight makes an intermediate stop in Sal. However, this carrier does not have
rights
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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. of cargo were transported, of which 227 international.