Cesária Évora Airport


Cesária Évora Airport is Cape Verde's fourth-busiest airport, located on the island of São Vicente, nearly 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 long and its width is.

History

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. It has a modern terminal of about and has the capacity to process about 500 passengers an hour.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

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. of cargo were transported, of which 227 international.

Passengers

Busiest international routes