Amilcar Cabral International Airport
Sal island
| Status | Schedule | Flight | Information | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected |
09:20 |
U27695 U2 |
Lisbon - Lisboa, Portugal | |
| Expected |
10:50 |
VR4011 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
11:45 |
TB2031 TB |
Brussels, Belgium | |
| Expected |
12:10 |
HC211 HC |
Dakar, Senegal | |
| Expected |
12:20 |
VR4211 VR |
São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
12:25 |
X37168 X3 |
Duesseldorf, Germany | |
| Expected |
12:40 |
BY556 BY |
Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
13:50 |
U28995 U2 |
London - Gatwick, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
14:00 |
OR3805 OR |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Expected |
15:20 |
NO3864 NO |
Rome - Fuimicino, Italy | |
| Expected |
19:40 |
VR4012 VR |
Praia, 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.