Aristides Pereira International Airport
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Aristides Pereira International Airport Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira |
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Empresa nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sal Rei | ||||||||||
| Location | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 69 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°8′15″N 22°53′21.84″W / 16.13750°N 22.8894000°WCoordinates: 16°8′15″N 22°53′21.84″W / 16.13750°N 22.8894000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www |
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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.
The airport started operating in the late-20th century, it was converted from an aerodrome in 2002. Construction started in 2005, the project was founded by the Spanish engineering company INECO, the runway was extended from 1,200 to 2,100 meters and was paved only in 2007. Aristides Pereira Airport has started international operations in July 2007, with a new runway (2,100m), making it the newest international airport on the Cape Verde Islands.
On 13 October 2007, TACV made a test flight from Amílcar Cabral International Airport to Rabil Airport to conclude the operational certification of the new airport. On 31 October 2007, TACV officially became the first airline to operate a jet aircraft (Boeing 757-200 [D4-CBG]) to Rabil Airport, an inaugural flight from Praia Airport. On 19 December 2007 a Livingston Airlines Airbus A321-200 (EI-LVA) made the first international arrival to Rabil from Verona, Italy. The passengers were greeted with "morabeza" by Cape Verdeans.
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.
In 2012, it carried 425,701 passengers making it the third most used in the country. In 2013 it carried 448,700 passengers., it also had 4,758 air operations and transported 267 tonnes of cargo.
Recently the airport terminal went on a little expansion in 2014.
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