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 archipelago makes it impossible to have terrestrial links between the main cities and towns. As such, in addition to frequent maritime connections, every island except Brava and Santo Antão has a domestic airport.
Praia Airport, which was opened to international flights in September 2005, caters mainly to the Cape Verdian diaspora; Sal Airport, which previously handled all international flights, currently serves mainly the tourist industry of Sal Island. In late 2009 the São Pedro Airport on the island of São Vicente became an international airport.
Airports Island City / town ICAOGreat Circle Mapper: Airports in Cape Verde IATA Airport name Coordinates Passengers (2017) Boa Vista Rabil GVBA BVC Aristides Pereira International Airport 512,778 Fogo São Filipe GVSF SFL São Filipe Airport 72,949 Maio Porto Inglês GVMA MMO Maio Airport 15,100 Sal Espargos GVAC SID Amílcar Cabral International Airport 1,092,789 Santiago Praia GVNP RAI Nelson Mandela International Airport 662,356 São Nicolau Preguiça GVSN SNE São Nicolau Airport 27,038 São Vicente São Pedro GVSV VXE Cesária Évora Airport 266,221Defunct airports Brava Brava GVBR BVR Esperadinha Airport Fogo Mosteiros GVMT MTI Mosteiros Airport Santiago Praia GVFM RAI Francisco Mendes International Airport Santo Antão Ponta do Sol GVAN NTO Agostinho Neto Airport Statistics
See also Transport in Cape Verde List of airports by ICAO code: G#GV - Cape Verde Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Cape Verde
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