Sal airport
Holding
70 % VINCI Airports
30 % ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA
End of contract (year)
2063
IATA Code
SID
Located on the Sal island, Sal International Airport, also known as Amílcar Cabral Airport, has been operated by VINCI Airports since July 2023. The airport has the largest runway in Cape Verde.
With 3,000 meters in length, 45 meters in width and a capacity to receive seven large planes, the Amílcar Cabral International Airport is considered the alternate airport to NASA's Space Shuttel spaceships. Originally called 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, and currently has a maximum capacity to handle around 2,600 passengers/hour.
