Esperadinha Airport | |||||||||||
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The airport in 1994
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Esperadinha | ||||||||||
Location | Cape Verde | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°51′51.6″N 24°44′45.5″W / 14.864333°N 24.745972°WCoordinates: 14°51′51.6″N 24°44′45.5″W / 14.864333°N 24.745972°W | ||||||||||
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Location of Esperadinha Airport in Cape Verde | |||||||||||
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Source: Landings.com
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Esperadinha Airport (IATA: BVR, ICAO: GVBR) was a public use airport located near the hamlet of Esperadinha in the shores of Fajã de Água in, Brava, Cape Verde. It opened in 1992 and operated until 2004, when it was closed due to persistent dangerous high winds. Its airport service would again be on the island of Fogo at São Filipe Airport, along with Santo Antão it is an island without having its own airport