São Nicolau Airport

São Nicolau Airport
São Nicolau Airport
	IATA: SNE; ICAO: GVSN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Vinci Airports
Serves	Ribeira Brava
Location	São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL	180 m / 591 ft
Coordinates	16°35′16″N 24°17′02″W / 16.58778°N 24.28389°W
Website	www.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
	SNE Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passengers
Passengers	27,038
Aircraft operations	574
Metric tonnes of cargo	13.8

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]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Cabo Verde Airlines^[4]	Praia, Sal, São Vicente

Statistics

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

References

^ ^a ^b "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
^ Aeródromo de São Nicolau, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
^ "Flight Schedule". caboverdeairlines.com.
^ "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.