Cape Verde is one of the most popular holiday destinations. It is an island country in Africa. The safest and quickest way to get there is by air. What are the different airports in this Portuguese-speaking country? Let's find out.
Cape Verde international airports
There are three of them. They are respectively :
- Amilcar Cabral International Airport;
- Nelson Mandela International Airport;
- and Cesaria Evora international airport.
The first, theAmilcar Cabral airportIt is Cape Verde's main airport and was opened in 1939. In addition to international destinations, it also serves the town of Espargos on the island of Sal.
The second, theNelson Mandela airport is in Praia. It is the country's capital. It is located on Santiago Island. Known as Francisco-Mendes International Airport until 2005, it was renamed Nelson Mandela International Airport in 2012.
The third international airport, Cesaria Evoria, is located in the north of the archipelago, in the capital of the island of São Vicente, Sao Pedro. It was opened in 1960 and renamed after the star on 8 March 2012.
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Other airports in Cape Verde
In addition to the three international airports, Cape Verde also has one airport and 3 aerodromes. These areairport Rabil and the Sao Felipe, Maio and Preguiça. Opened in 1939, Rabil airport is located on the island of Boa Visita, part of the Barlavanto group of islands to the south of the island of Sal.
The domestic aerodrome, Sao Felipe, is located on the island of Fogo to the west of the island of Santiago. The Preguiça aerodrome is located a short distance from the capital of the island of Sao Nicolau, Ribeira Brava in the north of the archipelago. Serving the capital Maio, the Maio island aerodrome is located to the south and east of the islands of Boa Visita and Santiago respectively.
In addition to all these airports and aerodromes in operation, the country has one airport and one aerodrome, notably Francisco-Mendes and Agostinho-Neto, which are no longer in operation.
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