Cesária Évora Airport

Cesária Évora Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVinci Airports
ServesMindelo
LocationSão Vicente, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates16°49′59.16″N 25°3′24.84″W / 16.8331000°N 25.0569000°W / 16.8331000; -25.0569000
Websitevinci-airports.cv
Map
VXE
Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers253,077
Operations3,788
Metric tonnes of cargo214.116

Cesária Évora Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora) (IATA: VXE, ICAO: GVSV) is Cape Verde's fourth-busiest airport (after Sal, Praia, and Boa Vista), located on the island of São Vicente, nearly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 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 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) long and its width is 45 metres (148 ft)