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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 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 ...
At this time, Cape Verde was a Portuguese Overseas Province and therefore part of the territory of Portugal. [citation needed] From 1963 to 1975, the Portuguese Air Force's No 1 Transit Airfield (AT1, Aeródromo de Trânsito n.º 1) was installed at the Sal airport. The AT1 supported the military air connections between European Portugal and ...
The first flight to the new airport was on 6 October 2005 with a flight from Sal. [3] Even though the airport serves the capital and largest city, Praia as well as the island of Santiago, Cape Verde's busiest international airport is Amílcar Cabral International Airport located on the smaller island of Sal. [2]
Praia Airport, which was opened to international flights in September 2005, caters mainly to the Cape Verdian diaspora; Sal Airport, which previously handled all international flights, currently serves mainly the tourist industry of Sal Island. In late 2009 the São Pedro Airport on the island of São Vicente became an international airport.
In 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 ...
Portimão Airport (Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão) {Penina, Alvor} Porto: Norte: LPPR OPO Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Aeroporto Internacional Francisco Sá Carneiro) {Oporto/Porto(Maia) Castro Marim: Algarve: LPPV Praia Verde Airport (Aeródromo da Praia Verde) (Alturas, Castro Marim, near Tavira) Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras: Centro: LPSC
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (Portuguese for "Airports and Air Safety", acronym: ASA) is the operator of airports of Cape Verde. Its headquarter is in Espargos on the island of Sal . [ 1 ] It was founded as a state company on February 17, 1984, and was privatised to a Sociedade Anónima in 2001. [ 2 ]
The highest point of Espargos is Monte Curral, elevation 109 meters, [3] where the radar station and the control tower for the airport are located. The Amílcar Cabral International Airport is situated directly southwest of the city centre. The head offices of Cabo Verde Express are located at the airport. [4]