The Maio Airport (Portuguese Aeródromo do Maio) (IATA: MMO, ICAO: GVMA) is an airport in Cape Verde located in the island of Maio, about 3 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês. Its runway measures 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft) wide.[3] Of the seven functioning civil airports in Cape Verde, Maio is the airport with the least traffic.[2]

Maio Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVinci Airports[1]
ServesPorto Inglês
LocationMaio, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates15°9′20″N 23°12′50.04″W / 15.15556°N 23.2139000°W / 15.15556; -23.2139000
Websitewww.caboverde-airports.cv
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MMO is located in Cape Verde
MMO
MMO
Location in Cape Verde
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Statistics (2017[2])
Passengers15100
Aircraft Operations351
Metric tonnes of cargo7.2

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-Aeroportos de Portugal, which holds 30% of the concession company Cabo Verde Airports.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Cabo Verde Airlines[4] Praia, Sal

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at MMO airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Operations Cargo (t)
2012 16,125 - -
2013[5][6] 10,544 289 12
2016[2] 12,497 252 14.0
2017[2] 15,100 351 7.2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ^ a b c d "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ Aeródromo do Maio, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
  5. ^ "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
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