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Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Espargos, Cape Verde

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Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Espargos, Cape Verde
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Cape Verde's busiest international gateway on Sal Island.

Opened
1968
Location
Espargos, Cape Verde
Amílcar Cabral International Airport (IATA: SID, ICAO: GVAC) is the primary international airport of Cape Verde, located near the town of Espargos on Sal Island. Named after Amílcar Cabral, the revolutionary leader and independence hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, it serves as the archipelago's main hub for intercontinental tourism traffic. The airport handles a high volume of charter and scheduled flights connecting Cape Verde to Europe, particularly from the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany. It competes with Nelson Mandela International Airport on Santiago Island as the country's busiest air gateway. Sal Island's flat terrain and favorable weather conditions make the airport operationally reliable, and it has undergone several modernization efforts to accommodate growing tourist demand to the island's beach resorts.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.
Getting to & from
Taxis and shuttle buses provide connections between the airport and the nearby resort town of Santa Maria, approximately 17 kilometers to the south.
Airlines here
Major carriers include TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, TUI, easyJet, and various European charter operators.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after Amílcar Cabral, the anti-colonial leader and founding figure of Cape Verdean independence.
  • ›Sal Island's flat, arid landscape made it a historically significant refueling stop for transatlantic flights.
  • ›The airport is one of two main international airports in Cape Verde, alongside Nelson Mandela International on Santiago Island.
  • ›It serves as a key entry point for tourists heading to Santa Maria beach resort.
  • ›The IATA code SID refers to Sal Island District, the island's common nickname.
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Route map (15 destinations)

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Routes

SID → AMSHV · 73H
SID → LUXLG · 73W
SID → CDGSE · 738
SID → LGWTO · 75W
SID → MANTO · 75W
SID → LGWTOM · 75W
SID → MANTOM · 75W
SID → LISTP · 320
SID → AMSVR · 738
SID → BVCVR · AT7
SID → CDGVR · 752
SID → LISVR · 752
SID → RAIVR · AT7 752 738
SID → SNEVR · AT7
SID → VXEVR · AT7
SID → CGNX3 · 73H
SID → FRAX3 · 73H
SID → HAJX3 · 73H
SID → MUCX3 · 73H
SID → STRX3 · 73H
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Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Encyclopaedia

Amílcar Cabral International Airport, also known as Sal International Airport, is the main international airport of Cape Verde. The airport is named after the revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west-southwest from Espargos on Sal Island. Sal is the main hub for the national airline, Cabo Verde Airlines; and serves as a base for carrier Cabo Verde Express. This airport was also one of NASA's locations for a facility to handle the Space Shuttle after reentering from orbit.

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