São Nicolau Airport (Portuguese: Aeródromo de São Nicolau) (IATA: SNE, ICAO: GVSN) is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located 3 km north of the village Preguiça and about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The runway is 1,400 meters long and is categorized 3C.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Vinci Airports[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ribeira Brava | ||||||||||
| Location | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 180 m / 591 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°35′16″N 24°17′02″W / 16.58778°N 24.28389°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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History
editIn 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cabo Verde Airlines[4] | Praia, Sal, São Vicente |
Statistics
editSee also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- 1 2 3 "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ↑ Aeródromo de São Nicolau, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
- ↑ "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
External links
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