Summary
Aristides Pereira International Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira) (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. It is the third-busiest airport in the country.
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″N 22°53′21.84″W / 16.13750°N 22.8894000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | asa.cv | ||||||||||
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  BVC Location in Cape Verde | |||||||||||
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History edit
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 length and from 30 to 45 metres 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.
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bestfly Cabo Verde[5] | Praia |
| Cabo Verde Express | Sal |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich |
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Katowice |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Neos | Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona[6] |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Brno, Prague, Vienna[7] |
| Smartwings Slovakia | Seasonal charter: Bratislava |
| Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[8] |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon[9] |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly, Marrakecha |
| TUI Airways[10] | Birmingham, Bristol (begins 10 July 2024),[10] East Midlands (begins 3 May 2025),[11] London–Gatwick, Manchester |
| TUI fly Belgium | Brussels |
| TUI fly Deutschland | Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| TUI fly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[12] Gothenburg[13] Helsinki,[14] Stockholm–Arlanda[13] |
^a Flights from Boa Vista to Marrakech operate as round trips that start and end at Paris Orly Airport.
Statistics edit
| Year | Passengers | Operations | Cargo |
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| 2012[15] | 425,701 | - | - |
| 2013[15] | 448,700 | 4,768 | 268 |
| 2016[2] | 465,049 | 4,600 | 209 |
| 2017[2] | 512,778 | 5,008 | 132 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "BV - Acessibilidades". 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Cape Verde: Third international airport opens and fourth due in 2008". Macauhub English. 1 November 2007.
- ^ "Schedules". bestflycaboverde.com.
- ^ "Timetable". neosair.it.
- ^ "Neues Reiseziel für Österreich: TUI fliegt direkt auf die Kapverden". Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Flight". ving.se.
- ^ Duclos, François (17 June 2013). "TAP Portugal : Tanger et Boa Vista en octobre" [TAP Portugal : Tanger and Boa Vista in October] (in French). Air Journal.
- ^ a b "Flight Timetable - TUI Airways". www.tui.co.uk.
- ^ https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/tui-adds-300000-seats-to-summer-2025-programme
- ^ "Only Flight". tui.dk.
- ^ a b "Only Flight". tui.se.
- ^ "Only Flight". tui.fi.
- ^ a b "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
Media related to Rabil Airport at Wikimedia Commons
