Aristides Pereira International Airport
Airport in Boa Vista, Cape Verde From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Airport in Boa Vista, Cape Verde From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aristides Pereira International Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira) (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. It is the third-busiest airport in the country.
Aristides Pereira International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
Operator | Vinci Airports[1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Sal Rei | ||||||||||
Location | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 30 m / 98 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°8′15″N 22°53′21.84″W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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The conversion of the existing airport of Rabil into an international airport started in 2005, and was completed in 2007. The runway was extended from 1,200 to 2,100 metres (3,900 to 6,900 ft) length and from 30 to 45 metres (98 to 148 ft) width. The project cost 21 million euros.[3] The airport was officially opened on 31 October 2007.[4] The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira.
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 | Destinations |
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Cabo Verde Airlines[5] | Praia, Sal |
Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich |
Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Katowice |
Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
Neos | Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona[6] |
Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Brno, Prague, Vienna[7] |
Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[8] |
TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon[9] |
Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly |
TUI Airways[10] | Birmingham, Bristol (ends 30 October 2024),[10] East Midlands (begins 3 May 2025),[11] London–Gatwick, Manchester |
TUI fly Belgium | Brussels[12] |
TUI fly Deutschland | Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart |
TUI fly Netherlands | Amsterdam |
TUI fly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[13] Gothenburg[14] Helsinki,[15] Stockholm–Arlanda[14] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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