Cesária Évora Airport (PortugueseAeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora) (IATA: VXE, ICAO: GVSV) is Cape Verde's fourth-busiest airport (after Sal, Praia, and Boa Vista), located on the island of São Vicente, nearly 5 kilometres (3.1mi) from the centre of Mindelo. It is located in the valley area in the west of the island and is north of the village of São Pedro. Its runway is 2,000 metres (6,600ft) long and its width is 45 metres (148ft)[2]
Binter Cabo Verde ATR 72-500 taxiing at the airport.
"São Pedro Airport" redirects here. For the airport serving São Pedro, São Paulo, see São Pedro Airport (Brazil).
The airport was constructed in 1959–1960. It was expanded to be able to host international flights between 2005 and 2009. The airport was officially renamed after the highly acclaimed singer Cesária Évora in 2012.[3] It has a modern terminal of about 11,000 square metres (120,000sqft) and has the capacity to process about 500 passengers an hour.[citation needed]
In 2017, the annual passenger number was 266,221, of which 82,892 on international flights. There were 5,146 air operations, of which 780 international. 377 tonnes (371 long tons; 416 short tons) of cargo were transported, of which 227 international.[1]
Passengers
Annual passenger traffic at VXE airport.
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