# Cesaria Evora International Airport (VXE / GVSV)

**Cesaria Evora International Airport** (IATA: VXE, ICAO: GVSV) is a large airport in São Pedro, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,561 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea. In 2024 it handled 301 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvsv

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VXE / GVSV
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea
- Serves: São Pedro, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 20 m / 66 ft
- Coordinates: 16.8334, -25.0553
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
- Passengers: 300,681 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-1 · Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Website: http://www.asa.cv
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q674514
- Weather station: GVSV
- Ident: GVSV

## Timeline

- 1960: Cesaria Evora International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 054° / 234° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 218,416 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 219,422 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 208,610 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 219,422 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 266,221 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 250,284 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 253,077 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 83,123 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 114,551 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 207,802 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 242,428 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 300,681 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [SID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvac.md) Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Cape Verde · 224 km / 139 mi · Cabo Verde Airlines
- [RAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvnp.md) Nelson Mandela International Airport · Cape Verde · 269 km / 167 mi · Cabo Verde Airlines
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 2,889 km / 1,795 mi · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal, Cabo Verde Airlines
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 3,135 km / 1,948 mi · easyJet
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,359 km / 2,709 mi · Cabo Verde Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,729 km / 2,938 mi · TUI fly Netherlands

### Seasonal (4)

- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 3,998 km / 2,484 mi · Transavia France
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 4,327 km / 2,689 mi · Transavia France
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 4,582 km / 2,847 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,599 km / 2,858 mi · Luxair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VXE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- VR [Cabo Verde Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cabo-verde-airlines) · 4
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 2
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 2 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1
- OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 301K (2024) | #1,347 of 3,974 | #88 in Africa | #4 in CV |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | =3,972 of 29,858 | =461 in Africa | #4 in CV |
| Elevation | 20 m / 66 ft | =38,344 of 43,403 | =2,927 in Africa | =6 in CV |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | #64 in Africa | #4 in CV |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in CV |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SAO VICENTE APP | 118.400 |
| TWR | SAO VICENTE TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [SNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvsn.md) Preguiça Airport · 87 km / 54 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: “Cesária Évora Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cesária_Évora_Airport&oldid=1363225486), revision of 8 Jul 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/gvsv/data