São Filipe Airport (, also: ''Aeródromo do Fogo'') is

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'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

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. It is used for domestic flights only.

History

The airport was completed in 1997,Aeródromo do Fogo
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea replacing a smaller airfield at the same location. Its runway measures by wide. The maximum single-wheel load is 20 tonnes. In July 2023

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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.

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