Amilcar Cabral International Airport
Sal island
| Status | Schedule | Flight | Information | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected |
11:35 |
EJU7695 EJU |
Lisbon - Lisboa, Portugal | |
| Expected |
11:45 |
BLX543 BLX |
Gothenburg (Göteborg) - Landvetter, Sweden | |
| Expected |
12:10 |
HC211 HC |
Dakar, Senegal | |
| Expected |
12:25 |
X37168 X3 |
Duesseldorf, Germany | |
| Expected |
12:25 |
VR4011 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
12:40 |
TOM556 TOM |
Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
13:25 |
NO3812 NO |
Milan - Malpensa, Italy | |
| Expected |
13:30 |
VR6211 VR |
São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
13:35 |
TOM432 TOM |
London - Gatwick, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
13:50 |
EZY8995 EZY |
London - Gatwick, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
14:00 |
OR3805 OR |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Expected |
15:20 |
NO3864 NO |
Rome - Fuimicino, Italy | |
| Expected |
18:00 |
VR4213 VR |
São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
19:20 |
VR4012 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
20:45 |
WK104 WK |
Zurich (Zürich) - Kloten, Switzerland | |
| Expected |
23:15 |
TP1549 TP |
Lisbon - Lisboa, Portugal |
Amílcar Cabral International Airport, located on Sal Island, has the largest runway in Cape Verde. With a length of 3,000m, a width of 45m and a capacity to receive seven large aircraft, Amílcar Cabral International Airport is considered the alternate airport for NASA Space Shuttles.
Originally named 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. It currently has a maximum capacity to handle about 2,600 passengers per hour.