São Nicolau Airport (Portuguese: Aeródromo de São Nicolau) (IATA: SNE, ICAO: GVSN) is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located 3 km north of the village Preguiça and about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The runway is 1,400 meters long and is categorized 3C.[3]

São Nicolau Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVinci Airports[1]
ServesRibeira Brava
LocationSão Nicolau, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL180 m / 591 ft
Coordinates16°35′16″N 24°17′02″W / 16.58778°N 24.28389°W / 16.58778; -24.28389
Websitewww.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
SNE is located in Cape Verde
SNE
SNE
Location in Cape Verde
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2017[2])
Passengers27,038
Aircraft operations574
Metric tonnes of cargo13.8

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, São Vicente

Statistics

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Year Passengers Operations Cargo (t)
2012[5] 26,436 - -
2013[6] 24,732 618 31
2016[2] 26,476 604 24
2017[2] 27,038 574 14

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 "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ^ Aeródromo de São Nicolau, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
  5. ^ "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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