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Medium airport · Cape Verde

Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Sal, Cape Verde · #541 world#1 of 7 in country

SIDIATA code
GVACICAO code
1.3Mpassengers in 2024
3,000 mlongest of 1 runway
56 melevation · 184 ft
1939opened
Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID)
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Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC) is an airport in Cape Verde serving Sal.

It handled 1,336,994 passengers in 2024, making it number 541 in our world ranking and number 1 of 7 ranked airports in Cape Verde.

It has 1 runway, the longest 3,000 m, at an elevation of 56 m.

2 airlines use it as a hub, including Cabo Verde Airlines and Cabo Verde Express.

Passengers per year

2010–2024
605.6K669.9K703.4K780.7K914.7K1.1M1.2M1.2M308.2K269K970K1.1M1.3M
2010’102011’112012’122015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’24
Identification
IATA
SID
ICAO
GVAC
Wikidata
Q482315
Location
Country
Cape Verde
City served
Sal, Espargos
Located in
Sal
Coordinates
16.7376, -22.9500
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1939-01-01
Operator
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea
Owner
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea
Named after
Amílcar Cabral
Runways
01/19
3,000 m · 9,843 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 2 airlines

VRCabo Verde AirlinesCVECabo Verde Express