Amilcar Cabral International Airport
Sal island
| Status | Schedule | Flight | Information | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected |
08:25 |
U27695 U2 |
Lisbon - Lisboa, Portugal | |
| Expected |
08:45 |
U27789 U2 |
Porto, Portugal | |
| Expected |
11:25 |
VR4011 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
11:35 |
VR4211 VR |
São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
11:45 |
X36254 X3 |
Stuttgart - Echterdingen, Germany | |
| Expected |
12:05 |
X37228 X3 |
Duesseldorf, Germany | |
| Expected |
12:45 |
NO4812 NO |
BGY | |
| Expected |
13:05 |
BY782 BY |
London - Gatwick, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
13:15 |
BY416 BY |
Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
13:45 |
DK4028 DK |
Stockholm - Arlanda, Sweden | |
| Expected |
13:55 |
VR4311 VR |
São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
15:50 |
NO4723 NO |
Verona, Italy | |
| Expected |
15:50 |
NO4723 NO |
Verona, Italy | |
| Expected |
18:00 |
QS4146 QS |
Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Expected |
19:20 |
VR4212 VR |
São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
23:15 |
TP1549 TP |
Lisbon - Lisboa, Portugal |
Amílcar Cabral International Airport, located on Sal Island, has the largest runway in Cape Verde. With a length of 3,000m, a width of 45m and a capacity to receive seven large aircraft, Amílcar Cabral International Airport is considered the alternate airport for NASA Space Shuttles.
Originally named Sal Island International Aerodrome, it was designed in the late 1930s by Engineer Raul Pires Ferreira Chaves, Director of Public Works of Cape Verde at the time. It currently has a maximum capacity to handle about 2,600 passengers per hour.