Aristides Pereira International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
Operator | Vinci Airports[1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Sal Rei | ||||||||||
Location | Boa Vista,Cape Verde | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 30 m / 98 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°8′15″N22°53′21.84″W / 16.13750°N 22.8894000°W /16.13750; -22.8894000 | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Aristides Pereira International Airport (PortugueseAeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira) (IATA:BVC,ICAO:GVBA) is an airport inCape 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] The airport was officially opened on 31 October 2007.[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]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aristides Pereira International Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cabo Verde Airlines[5] | Praia,Sal |
Edelweiss Air | Seasonal:Zürich[6] |
Enter Air | Seasonal charter:Katowice[citation needed] |
Luxair | Seasonal:Luxembourg[7] |
Neos | Milan–Malpensa,[8]Rome–Fiumicino,[9]Verona[10] Seasonal:Bergamo[11] |
Smartwings | Seasonal charter:Bratislava,[citation needed]Brno,[citation needed]Prague,[citation needed]Vienna[12] |
Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter:Stockholm–Arlanda[13] |
TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon[14] |
Transavia | Seasonal:Paris–Orly[citation needed] |
TUI Airways[15] | Birmingham,[citation needed]East Midlands (begins 3 May 2025),[16]London–Gatwick,Manchester |
TUI fly Belgium | Brussels[17] |
TUI fly Deutschland | Düsseldorf,[18]Frankfurt,[19]Hannover,[20]Munich,[21]Stuttgart[22] |
TUI fly Netherlands | Amsterdam[23] |
TUI fly Nordic | Seasonal charter:Copenhagen,<[citation needed]Gothenburg[citation needed]Helsinki,[citation needed]Stockholm–Arlanda[citation needed] |
Year | Passengers | Operations | Cargo |
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2012[24] | 425,701 | - | - |
2013[24] | 448,700 | 4,768 | 268 |
2016[2] | 465,049 | 4,600 | 209 |
2017[2] | 512,778 | 5,008 | 132 |
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