Aristides Pereira International Airport

For the airport serving Boa Vista, Brazil, see Boa Vista International Airport.

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
IATA: BVC ICAO: GVBA
Summary
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.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
BVC Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2017[2])
Passengers 512,778 Operations 5,008 Metric tonnes of cargo 132

History

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aristides Pereira International Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Cabo Verde Airlines[5]	Praia, Sal
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Katowice[citation needed]
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Neos	Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona[6] Seasonal: Bergamo[7]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Bratislava,[citation needed] Brno,[citation needed] Prague,[citation needed] Vienna[8]
Sunclass Airlines	Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[9]
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon[10]
Transavia	Seasonal: Paris–Orly
TUI Airways[11]	Birmingham,[11] East Midlands (begins 3 May 2025),[12] London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels[13]
TUI fly Deutschland	Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[14] Gothenburg[15] Helsinki,[16] Stockholm–Arlanda[15]

Statistics

Year	Passengers	Operations	Cargo
2012[17]	425,701	-	-
2013[17]	448,700	4,768	268
2016[2]	465,049	4,600	209
2017[2]	512,778	5,008	132

See also

• List of buildings and structures in Cape Verde
• List of airports in Cape Verde