Airport in Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Aristides Pereira International Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira IATA :BVC ,ICAO :GVBA Cape Verde located on the island ofBoa Vista , about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the island capitalSal Rei . It is the third-busiest airport in the country.
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] [ 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 2023Vinci 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 ] The foll owing airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aristides Pereira International Airport:
Airlines Destinations Cabo Verde Airlines [ 5] Maio ,Praia ,Sal easyJet Lisbon ,Porto [ 6] Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich [ 7] Enter Air Seasonal charter: Katowice [citation needed Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg [ 8] Neos Milan–Malpensa ,[ 9] Rome–Fiumicino ,[ 10] Verona [ 11] Seasonal: Bergamo [ 12] Smartwings Seasonal charter: Bratislava ,[citation needed Brno ,[citation needed Prague ,[citation needed Vienna [ 13] Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda [ 14] TAP Air Portugal Lisbon [ 15] Transavia Seasonal: Bordeaux ,[ 16] Nantes ,[ 17] Paris–Orly ,[citation needed Toulouse [ 17] TUI Airways [ 18] Birmingham ,[ 19] London–Gatwick ,[ 20] Manchester [ 21] Seasonal: East Midlands [ 22] TUI fly Belgium Brussels [ 23] TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf ,[ 24] Frankfurt ,[ 25] Hannover ,[ 26] Munich ,[ 27] Stuttgart [ 28] TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam [ 29] TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Copenhagen ,[citation needed Gothenburg [citation needed Helsinki ,[citation needed Stockholm–Arlanda [citation needed
Year Passengers Operations Cargo 2012[ 30] 425,701 - - 2013[ 30] 448,700 4,768 268 2016[ 2] 465,049 4,600 209 2017[ 2] 512,778 5,008 132
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