# Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC / GVBA) **Aristides Pereira International Airport** (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is a large airport in Rabil, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea. In 2024 it handled 618 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvba ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BVC / GVBA - Type: Large airport - Operator: Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea - Serves: Rabil, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde - Opened: 1939 - Elevation: 21 m / 69 ft - Coordinates: 16.1365, -22.8889 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft - Passengers: 617,595 (2024) - Time zone: UTC-1 · Atlantic/Cape_Verde - Website: http://www.asa.cv/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristides_Pereira_International_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430965 - Weather station: GVBA - Ident: GVBA ## Timeline - 1939: Aristides Pereira International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 016° / 196° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 409,907 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 398,710 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 422,023 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 465,049 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 512,778 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 525,780 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 574,882 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 141,788 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 71,764 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 404,571 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 537,449 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 617,595 | Wikidata | ## Routes 22 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 2,852 km / 1,772 mi · TAP Air Portugal - [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 3,107 km / 1,931 mi · easyJet - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 4,385 km / 2,725 mi · TUI Airways - [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 4,400 km / 2,734 mi · Neos - [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 4,401 km / 2,735 mi · Neos - [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 4,445 km / 2,762 mi · TUI Airways - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 4,510 km / 2,802 mi · TUI Airways - [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 4,521 km / 2,809 mi · Neos - [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 4,569 km / 2,839 mi · TUI fly Belgium - [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 4,644 km / 2,886 mi · TUI fly Deutschland - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,705 km / 2,924 mi · TUI fly Deutschland - [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 4,710 km / 2,927 mi · TUI fly Deutschland - [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 4,769 km / 2,963 mi · TUI fly Deutschland - [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 4,945 km / 3,073 mi · TUI fly Deutschland ### Seasonal (7) - [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 3,806 km / 2,365 mi · Transavia - [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 3,818 km / 2,372 mi · Transavia - [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 3,965 km / 2,464 mi · Transavia - [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 4,465 km / 2,774 mi · Neos - [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 4,495 km / 2,793 mi · TUI Airways - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 4,518 km / 2,807 mi · Edelweiss Air - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,552 km / 2,828 mi · Luxair ### Seasonal charter (1) - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 5,049 km / 3,137 mi · Smartwings ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BVC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (10) - X3 [TUI fly Deutschland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-deutschland) · 5 - NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 4 - BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 4 - HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 3 · seasonal - U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 1 - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal - LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal - QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal charter - TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 - TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 618K (2024) | #1,024 of 3,974 | #65 in Africa | #3 in CV | | Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =412 in Africa | =2 in CV | | Elevation | 21 m / 69 ft | =38,226 of 43,403 | =2,923 in Africa | #5 in CV | | Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =29 in Africa | =2 in CV | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in CV | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | Tower | Boa Vista Tower | 118.900 | ## Nearby airports - [SID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvac.md) Amílcar Cabral International Airport · 68 km / 42 mi - [MMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvma.md) Maio Airport · 114 km / 71 mi - [RAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvnp.md) Nelson Mandela International Airport · 147 km / 92 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Aristides Pereira International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aristides_Pereira_International_Airport&oldid=1373222350), revision of 4 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvba/data