São Vicente airport

Holding

70 % VINCI Airports
30 % ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA

End of contract (year)

2063

IATA Code

VXE

São Vicente International Airport, formerly São Pedro Airport, serves the island of São Vicente. Since July 2023, the airport has been operated by VINCI Airports.

Inaugurated in 1960, it is located near the village of São Pedro, in the Ribeira de São Pedro valley, about 5 km southwest of the center of Mindelo, Cape Verde’s second-largest city. With a runway 2,000 meters long and 45 meters wide, Cesária Évora International Airport can accommodate five C-class aircraft on its platform and around 550 passengers per hour, divided between domestic and international flights. 

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