SID

Amílcar Cabral International Airport

ICAO GVAC16.7414°N 22.9494°W54 m / 177 ftLarge airport
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Amílcar Cabral International Airport (IATA: SID, ICAO: GVAC) is a large airport in Espargos, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 3,280 m (10,760 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea. In 2024 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1939–1939
1939
OpenedAmílcar Cabral International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
01/19358° / 178° · LIT
LENGTH3,280 m10,760 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2024
670K
703K
781K
915K
1.1M
1.2M
1.2M
308K
269K
970K
1.1M
1.3M
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Routes

47 destinations · 21 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 mi4,000 miDSS · Blaise Diagne International Airport · 670 km / 416 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 1,466 km / 911 miCMN · Mohammed V International Airport · 2,404 km / 1,494 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 2,795 km / 1,737 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 3,048 km / 1,894 miBOD · Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · 3,750 km / 2,330 miTLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · 3,765 km / 2,339 miNTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport · 3,907 km / 2,428 miMRS · Marseille Provence Airport · 3,981 km / 2,474 miLYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 4,139 km / 2,572 miORY · Paris-Orly Airport · 4,230 km / 2,628 miBRS · Bristol Airport · 4,248 km / 2,640 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 4,325 km / 2,687 miMXP · Milan Malpensa International Airport · 4,350 km / 2,703 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 4,355 km / 2,706 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 4,384 km / 2,724 miBGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport · 4,414 km / 2,743 miMAN · Manchester Airport · 4,449 km / 2,764 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 4,472 km / 2,779 miLUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 4,496 km / 2,794 miBRU · Brussels Airport · 4,512 km / 2,804 miSTR · Stuttgart Airport · 4,590 km / 2,852 miGLA · Glasgow Airport · 4,625 km / 2,874 miNCL · Newcastle International Airport · 4,629 km / 2,876 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 4,640 km / 2,883 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 4,650 km / 2,889 miDUS · Düsseldorf Airport · 4,654 km / 2,892 miMUC · Munich Airport · 4,717 km / 2,931 miHAJ · Hannover Airport · 4,889 km / 3,038 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 3,630 km / 2,256 miEMA · East Midlands Airport · 4,434 km / 2,755 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 4,465 km / 2,774 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 3,232 km / 2,008 miVIT · Vitoria Airport · 3,481 km / 2,163 miBIO · Bilbao Airport · 3,507 km / 2,179 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 4,976 km / 3,092 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 4,999 km / 3,106 miBTS · M. R. Štefánik Airport · 5,043 km / 3,134 miBRQ · Brno-Tuřany Airport · 5,066 km / 3,148 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 5,139 km / 3,193 miSOF · Sofia Airport · 5,235 km / 3,253 miCPH · Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · 5,266 km / 3,272 miKTW · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · 5,288 km / 3,286 miGOT · Göteborg Landvetter Airport · 5,400 km / 3,355 miWAW · Warsaw Chopin Airport · 5,494 km / 3,414 miARN · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · 5,792 km / 3,599 miHEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport · 6,158 km / 3,826 miHELWAWGOTSOFBUDHAJMUCNCLVRNFCOLGWMRSNTEBIOMADCMNLPADSSARNKTWCPHBRQDUSLUXZRHMANORYLYSTLSBCNOPOLISBTSPRGFRAAMSGLASTRBRUBHXMXPBRSBODEMABGYVITSID
Year-round29
DSSBlaise Diagne International AirportSenegal · Air Senegal670 km416 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,466 km911 miCMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc2,404 km1,494 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal2,795 km1,737 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal3,048 km1,894 miBODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · Transavia France3,750 km2,330 miTLSToulouse-Blagnac AirportFrance · Transavia France3,765 km2,339 miNTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · Transavia France3,907 km2,428 miMRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Transavia France3,981 km2,474 miLYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · Transavia France4,139 km2,572 miORYParis-Orly AirportFrance · Transavia France4,230 km2,628 miBRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways, easyJet4,248 km2,640 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways, easyJet4,325 km2,687 miMXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · easyJet, Neos4,350 km2,703 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Neos4,355 km2,706 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways4,384 km2,724 miBGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Neos4,414 km2,743 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways, easyJet4,449 km2,764 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Neos4,472 km2,779 miLUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Luxair4,496 km2,794 miBRUBrussels AirportBelgium · TUI fly Belgium4,512 km2,804 miSTRStuttgart AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland4,590 km2,852 miGLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways4,625 km2,874 miNCLNewcastle International AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways4,629 km2,876 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet4,640 km2,883 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland4,650 km2,889 miDUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland4,654 km2,892 miMUCMunich AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland4,717 km2,931 miHAJHannover AirportGermany · TUI fly Deutschland4,889 km3,038 mi
Seasonal charter16
OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Smartwings3,048 km1,894 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · AlbaStar3,232 km2,008 miVITVitoria AirportSpain · AlbaStar3,481 km2,163 miBIOBilbao AirportSpain · Smartwings3,507 km2,179 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Smartwings4,976 km3,092 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Smartwings4,999 km3,106 miBTSM. R. Štefánik AirportSlovakia · Smartwings5,043 km3,134 miBRQBrno-Tuřany AirportCzechia · Smartwings5,066 km3,148 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Smartwings5,139 km3,193 miSOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Bulgaria Air5,235 km3,253 miCPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · TUIfly Nordic5,266 km3,272 miKTWKatowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · Enter Air, Smartwings5,288 km3,286 miGOTGöteborg Landvetter AirportSweden · TUIfly Nordic5,400 km3,355 miWAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland · Enter Air, Smartwings5,494 km3,414 miARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSweden · TUIfly Nordic5,792 km3,599 miHELHelsinki Vantaa AirportFinland · TUIfly Nordic6,158 km3,826 mi
Most destinationsSmartwings 9easyJet 7TUI Airways 7Transavia France 6TUI fly Deutschland 5Neos 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from SID. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Amílcar Cabral International Airport” (revision of 17 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers1.3M (2024)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#721of 3,974 · #42 Africa · #1 CVLongest runway3,280 m10,760 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#750of 29,823 · #116 Africa · #1 CVElevation54 m177 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=34,497of 43,341 · =2,796 Africa · #4 CVAgeOpened 19392026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,029of 15,079 · =29 Africa · =2 CVRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =1 CV
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
A/GA/G345.200
APPSAL APP - (V)126.400
TWRTWR119.700
AWOS127.600